What (who) is handset - definition

COMPONENT OF A TELEPHONE THAT A USER HOLDS TO THE EAR AND MOUTH

📞; Telephone handset; Handset receiver

handset

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The handset of a telephone is the part that you hold next to your face in order to speak and listen.

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You can refer to a device such as the remote control of a television or stereo as a handset.

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handset

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1. the part of a telephone that is held up to speak into and listen to.

2. a hand-held control device for a piece of electronic equipment.

Handset

A handset is a component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth to receive audio through the receiver and speak to the remote party using the built-in transmitter. In earlier telephones, the transmitter was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which was attached to a wall at a convenient height or placed on a desk or table.

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Handset

A handset is a component of a telephone that a user holds to the ear and mouth to receive audio through the receiver and speak to the remote party using the built-in transmitter. In earlier telephones, the transmitter was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which was attached to a wall at a convenient height or placed on a desk or table. Until the advent of the cordless telephone, the handset was usually wired to the base unit, typically by a flexible tinsel wire cord.

The handset of a cordless telephone contains a radio transceiver which relays communication via a base station that is wired to the telephone line. A mobile phone does not require a base station and communicates directly with a cell site in designated frequency bands.

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Pronunciation examples for handset

1. the handset.

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2. or a stationary handset.

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3. Anybody remember the Nuvi handset?

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4. separate build to handset Firefox OS.

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5. that fast in a moving handset.

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Examples of use of handset

1. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc. and Motorola Inc., in the handset market, easily has more than half of the Indian handset market.

2. Already, other handset makers have established themselves as leaders.

3. Paul Jacobs, chief executive, said this reflected "higher handset ASPs [average selling prices] due primarily to strength in [3G] WCDMA handset shipments in Europe.

4. "We delayed the launch to adjust the handset quality.

5. It is the first handset in LG’s new line of high technology category of handsets and boasts a number of «world first» easy–to–use features never seen before on a mobile handset.