Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
HANDSHAKING
handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp
(noun) grasping and shaking a person’s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
handshaking
present participle of handshake
Noun
handshaking (plural handshakings)
A greeting by clasping hands.
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
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