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handshaking

handshaking noun: a greeting by clasping hands. Also the present participle and gerund of handshake.

Noun

handshaking (plural handshakings)

  1. A greeting by clasping hands.
    • A round of handshakings followed the introductions.
  2. A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.
    • I waited for the modems to finish their handshaking so I could start transferring the file.

Also used as

handshaking is also the present participle and gerund of handshake.

Forms of handshaking

pluralhandshakings

Questions about handshaking

What does handshaking mean?
Handshaking means a greeting by clasping hands.
What part of speech is handshaking?
Handshaking is a noun.
What is the plural of handshaking?
The plural of handshaking is handshakings.

Words near handshaking in the dictionary

  1. handshake deals
  2. handshaked
  3. handshaker
  4. handshakers
  5. handshakes
  6. handshaking
  7. handshakings
  8. handshape
  9. handshapes
  10. handsheet
  11. handsheets

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