handshaking
noun
- automated process of negotiation that dynamically sets parameters of a communications channel established between two entities before normal communication over the channel begins
Wiktionary
noun
- A greeting by clasping hands.
“A round of handshakings followed the introductions.”
- 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.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of handshake