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They are plug-and-play devices and do not require any sort of installation before use.<\/p>\n<p>Headphones are also known as earphones, or depending on the style, earbuds.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_headphones\">Techopedia Explains Headphones<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Headphones are a pair of small speakers used for listening to sound from a computer, music player or other such electronic device. Headphones originally consisted of one speaker for each ear, connected by a band over the head. While this style is still in use, modern headphones are also available in a much smaller format that is inserted into the ear, and commonly called earbuds. Modern-day headphones can be either wireless or wired.<\/p>\n<p>Headphones are designed in contrast to loudspeakers that produce sound that can be heard by anyone in the area. 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