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Handshake (greeting)

The mutual grasping and pumping of right hands between two people as an introductory greeting or deal seal.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Handshake (computing)

The automated exchange of cryptographic parameters, certificates, and acknowledgments to establish a connection.

First in use: the 1970s

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Greetings vs. TLS.

Which meaning of Handshake is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Handshake (greeting) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Handshake (computing) arrived in the 1970s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Handshake (greeting)

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Duplicate · the 1970s

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