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handshaking

automated process of negotiation that dynamically sets parameters of a communications channel established between two entities before normal communication over the channel begins
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handshaking

Summary

handshaking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • handshake is named after handshaking[2].
  • handshaking is a type of negotiation[3].
  • handshaking is part of Transmission Control Protocol[4].
  • handshaking is used for computer configuration[5].
  • handshaking is used for disestablishment[6].
  • handshaking's facet of is recorded as computer network protocol[7].

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Definition and Type

handshaking is a type of negotiation[3].

Origins

handshake is named after handshaking[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include computer configuration[5] and disestablishment[6]. handshaking is part of Transmission Control Protocol[4].

Why It Matters

handshaking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[1] handshaking has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] handshaking is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Facet of → computer network protocol
    Has use → computer configuration, disestablishment
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: handshaking, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289935155|handshaking (#289935155)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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