# handshaking

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A greeting by clasping hands.
2. A step in a protocol in which information is exchanged between computing processor devices; often as part of the initiation process for communications.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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