handset
The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless, Bluetooth handset and headset.
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handset [′hand‚set]
(design engineering)
A combination of a telephone-type receiver and transmitter, designed for holding in one hand.
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