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What does handset mean?

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Noun
  1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
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Just as I started to dial, I noticed the red light flashing on the handset signaling I had a phone message.
It was tethered to a slightly larger box in his front pocket by a length of coiled wire, like between a telephone and it's handset.
He dashed the handset on a rock before stamping on the thin circuit boards and shattering them beyond use.
In particular, one respondent noted the difficulty posed by telephones with keypads on the handset.
The handset makers have been instrumental in various moves designed to accelerate uptake of Java.
It is, essentially, an old phone handset wired up to a standard handphone concealed in his pocket.

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