:handshaking: n. Hardware or software activity designed to start or
keep two machines or programs in synchronization as they {do
protocol}. Often applied to human activity; thus, a hacker might
watch two people in conversation nodding their heads to indicate
that they have heard each others' points and say "Oh, they're
handshaking!". See also {protocol}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
keep two machines or programs in synchronization as they {do
protocol}. Often applied to human activity; thus, a hacker might
watch two people in conversation nodding their heads to indicate
that they have heard each others' points and say "Oh, they're
handshaking!". See also {protocol}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- handshaking n.
[very common] Hardware or software
activity designed to start or keep two machines or programs in
synchronization as they do protocol.
Often applied to human activity; thus, a hacker... - protocol: n. As used by hackers, this never refers to niceties
about the proper form for addressing letters to the Papal Nuncio or
the order in which one should use the forks in a Russian-style
place setting;
hackers don't care about such things. It is used ... - protocol n.
As used by hackers, this never refers to
niceties about the proper form for addressing letters to the Papal
Nuncio or the order in which one should use the forks in a
Russian-style place setting;
hackers don't care about such things. It is used... - WIZARD n. 1. A person who knows how a complex piece of software or
hardware works;
someone who can find and fix his bugs in an emergency... - handshaking protocol, n:
A process employed by hostile hardware devices to initate a
terse but civil dialogue,
which, in turn, is characterized by occasional misunderstanding... - glue: n. Generic term for any interface logic or protocol that
connects two component blocks.
For example, {Blue Glue} is IBM's SNA protocol... - rain dance: n. 1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a
hardware problem,
with the expectation that nothing will be accomplished... - heartbeat: n. 1. The signal emitted by a Level 2 Ethernet
transceiver at the end of every packet to show that the
collision-detection circuit is still connected.
2. A periodic synchronization signal used by software... - Helen Keller mode: n. 1. State of a hardware or software system
that is deaf,
dumb, and blind, i.e., accepting no input and generating...
