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plural handsets
The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. quotations examples
Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line.
2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, page 459
A mobile phone. quotations examples
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.
2003, Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 3G Handset and Network Design, John Wiley & Sons, page 311
A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment. quotations examples
The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset.
2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56
third-person singular simple present handsets, present participle handsetting, simple past and past participle handset
(typography) To typeset by hand. examples