handshaking

To perform a handshake; to shake hands.

To perform a handshake with another device.

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.”