headset

Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. Headsets typically have only one speaker like a telephone, but also come with speakers for both ears.

Wireless Headsets
For people who routinely move around the office, wireless headsets let them answer a call several feet from their desks. The telephone line plugs into a wireless base station that transmits to the headset. See quick release, handset, virtual headphones and headphones.

The Office Headset

Like a telephone handset, the headset combines a microphone and speaker in one head-worn unit. Used in millions of offices, workers can talk and comfortably type on the computer at the same time.