handshake

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Etymology

hand +‎ shake

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Noun

Handshake 1.

handshake (plural handshakes)

1. The grasping of hands by two people when greeting or leave-taking
2. (computing) An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization

Related terms

• to shake hands
• shake on it

Translations

grasping of hands by two people

Armenian: ձեռքսեղմում (hy) (jeṙkʿsełmum) Chinese: Mandarin: 握手 (zh) (wòshǒu) Croatian: rukovanje (hr) n. Danish: håndtryk (da) n. Dutch: handdruk (nl) Esperanto: manpremo (eo) French: poignée de main (fr) f. German: Händeschütteln (de) n., Handschlag (de) m. Icelandic: handaband (is) n. Indonesian: jabat tangan (id)

Italian: stretta di mano (it) f. Japanese: 握手 (ja) (あくしゅ, akushu), ハンドシェーク (ja) (handoshēku) Korean: 악수 (ko) (aksu), 핸드세이크 (ko) (haendeuseikeu), 핸드셰이크 (ko) (haendeusyeikeu) Macedonian: ракување (mk) (rakúvanje) n. Portuguese: aperto de mão (pt) m. Romanian: strângere de mână (ro) f. Russian: рукопожатие (ru) (rukopožátije) n. Spanish: apretón de manos (es) m. Swedish: handslag (sv) n. Telugu: కరచాలనం (karachaalanam)