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Headphone vs Handset - What's the difference?

headphone | handset |

As nouns the difference between headphone and handset

is that headphone is a listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs while handset is the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

headphone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A listening device placed or worn in the ear, usually sold in pairs
    • She handed me one headphone so I could listen too.

    Usage notes

    Also used as a noun modifier: e.g. headphone plug, headphone socket.

    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