handshaking
English
Verb
handshaking
- present participle of handshake
Noun
handshaking (plural handshakings)
- A greeting by clasping hands.
- A round of handshakings followed the introductions.
- (computing) 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.