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handset

[hand-set, hand-set, -set] / ˈhændˌsɛt, ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /


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Sales slid 20% in the company’s handset segment, offsetting increases in its automotive and Internet of Things divisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Although there’s caution around Qualcomm’s handset revenue given cyclical weakness in the smartphone market, Acree said those concerns should be offset by gains in its other businesses, including automotive and technology licensing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

But unbeknownst to him, his handset was still connected to the Bluetooth speaker.

From BBC May 6, 2026

He picks up the handset and enters some kind of code.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Some handsets have seen prices nearly double as rising memory and other component costs push up production expenses, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Iridium currently operates a 66-satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit, using it to connect handsets and other devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Qualcomm raised its fiscal 2029 target for nonhandset revenue to $40 billion, up from a prior target of $22 billion, and said handsets would account for only about a third of chip revenue by then.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

He found that three mobile phone handsets ordered by the Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley MP were ultimately "claimable business costs".

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Ten minutes later, Kyle, Akimi, and Sierra had stripped the sproingy wires off a couple of telephone handsets.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

Despite the lead and fumes, Linotypes resulted in far safer and faster conditions than handsetting, and hot-lead composition quickly become the rule for books and periodicals.

From Economist Mar. 30, 2018

With hobbies running from gardening to handsetting type, Boyd shares some of Jefferson's own tastes.

From Time Magazine Archive




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