handshaking








noun

  1. a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
  2. Also hand·shak·ing. Computers. an exchange of predetermined signals between a computer and a peripheral device or another computer, made when a connection is initially established or at intervals during data transmission, in order to assure proper synchronization.

noun

  1. computing communication between a computer system and an external device, by which each tells the other that data is ready to be transferred, and that the receiver is ready to accept it

noun

  1. the act of grasping and shaking a person’s hand, as when being introduced or agreeing on a deal
n.

1801, from hand (n.) + shake (n.). Hand-shaking is attested from 1805.

see golden handshake.

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