The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.
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- Product reviews 2008-09-30
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
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