“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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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(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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