handshake

short human greeting or parting ritual
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handshake

Summary

handshake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • handshake is a type of haptic communication[2].
  • handshake is a type of grasping[3].
  • handshake is a type of Q136927433[4].
  • handshake is used for greeting[5].
  • handshake is used for parting tradition[6].
  • handshake is used for dating[7].
  • handshake is used for flirting[8].
  • handshake is used for romantic love[9].
  • handshake's Commons category is recorded as Handshakes[10].
  • handshake's Unicode character is recorded as 🤝[11].
  • handshake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Handshakes[12].
  • handshake's Commons gallery is recorded as Handshake[13].
  • handshake's depicted by is recorded as foi[14].
  • handshake's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • handshake's different from is recorded as elbow bump[16].
  • handshake's uses is recorded as hand[17].
  • handshake's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include haptic communication[2], grasping[3], and Q136927433[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include greeting[5], parting tradition[6], dating[7], flirting[8], and romantic love[9].

Influence

Things named for handshake include handshaking lemma[19], a theorem[20] and handshaking[21].

Why It Matters

handshake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (330 views/month).[1] handshake has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] handshake is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for handshake include handshaking lemma[19], a theorem[20] and handshaking[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicted by foi
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject COVID-19
    Subclass of haptic communication, grasping, Q136927433
    Topic's main category Category:Handshakes
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26764, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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