to shake hands
1
5.8
- phrasal verb
- Specialized
:
establecer la conexión
- The driver's grip was soft and bloodless, like shaking hands with a glove.
Examples
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The two computers began to shake hands to establish a secure connection before transferring data.
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During the software update, the systems needed to shake hands to agree on the encryption parameters.
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You really want me to shake your hand?
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Hey, can I shake your hand?
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I will never shake your hand, ever.
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Let me shake your hand.
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I just wanted to shake your hand.
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lt'd be an honor if l could shake your hand.
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Put your helmets on and go shake their hands.
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I, uh, won't shake your hand.
How Secure
- Specialized
35
6.7
- Specialized
54
6.7
318
3.2
- Specialized
1
5.8
445
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The technical sense in computing is a metaphorical extension of the physical gesture 'shake hands' (an act of greeting or agreement), so a learner who knows 'shake' and 'hand' can probably infer a general meaning of 'establishing a connection or agreement'. However, the specific notion of exchanging protocol messages or negotiating session parameters is technical and not directly predictable from the constituents, so full comprehension requires domain knowledge.
Etymology
Shake hands in technology uses the picture of two people touching hands to agree: devices send short messages back and forth like a handshake to show they both accept the same rules. So when computers 'shake hands' they are agreeing on how to talk before they start to send data.