Meaning of Handset | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
2. A mobile phone.
3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

Equivalents

Examples

“Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line.”

“Similarly, the handset can see more than one base station. Because the positions (longitude and latitude) of the base stations/Node Bs are known, then either a Node B or handset can work out the handset’s position.”

“The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset.”

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