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Handset vs Hookswitch - What's the difference?

handset | hookswitch |

As nouns the difference between handset and hookswitch

is that handset is the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand while hookswitch is the spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.

handset

English

Noun

(wikipedia handset) (en noun)
  • The part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

    • See also

    * headset

    hookswitch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hook switch

    Noun

    (es)
  • The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 20, author=Douglas Martin, title=Joybubbles, 58, Peter Pan of Phone Hackers, Dies, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key. }}

    Synonyms

    * switchhook