For the telecommunications concept, see Handshake (computing). For other uses, see Handshake (disambiguation). Richard Nixon shaking hands with pope Paul VI Two people shaking hands A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or parting tradition in which two people grasp one of each other's hands and in most cases accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands. Customs
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