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Headset vs Handset - What's the difference?

headset | handset |

As nouns the difference between headset and handset

is that headset is a pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone while handset is the part of a telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

headset

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pair of headphones or earphones, or a singular headphone or earphone, typically with an attached microphone.
  • Any electronic device worn on the head.
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  • (cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

    • 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