handshaking

Plural: handshakings

Noun

• grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
• A greeting by clasping hands.
• A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.

Verb

• present participle and gerund of handshake

Examples

• A round of handshakings followed the introductions.
• I waited for the modems to finish their handshaking so I could start transferring the file.

Synonyms

handclasp, handshake, shake