A transceiver's a device that's both a transmitter and a receiver which are combined and share common circuitry or a single housing. If no circuitry's common between transmit and receive functions, the device's a transmitter-receiver. The term originated in the early 1920s. Technically, transceivers must combine a significant amount of the transmitter and receiver handling circuitry. Similar devices include transponders, transverters, and repeaters. Radio technology In radio terminology, a trans… (More on Handset)