workspace
nounUS /ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/
Etymology From work + space.
Usually An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
- Holonyms: workplace, workstead
- Near-synonym: workstation
1 more example
- A temporary shed, built from scaffolding, provided a covered workspace for a former DRS coach in the process of being reactivated.2025 October 29, James Steward tells Joe Campbell, “Thriving on the stock exchange”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 47:
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
- Unlike other Microsoft Office applications, Access doesn't automatically display an empty workspace when you start the program.2011, June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja, Donna Mulder, Practical Microsoft Office 2010, page 128:
Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Robotics, Sciences Usually The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator.
- Derived terms
- global workspace theory