Assertion: handset | /r/HasProperty | the part of a telephone
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text: As nouns the difference between headset and handset is that headset is a pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone while handset is the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
text: A lineman's handset is a telephone designed for testing the telephone network, and may be attached directly to aerial lines and other infrastructure components.
text: 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 via the built-in transmitter.
text: As nouns the difference between handset and receiver is that handset is the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand while receiver is a person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.