handset

Etymology

hand + set

noun

1. The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
   Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line. 2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, page 459
2. A mobile phone.
   Similarly, the handset can see more than one base station. Because the positions (longitude and latitude) of the base stations/Node Bs are known, then either a Node B or handset can work out the handset’s position. 2003, Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 3G Handset and Network Design, John Wiley & Sons, page 311
3. A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.
   The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset. February 9 2022, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56

verb

1. (typography) To typeset by hand.
   handsetting type