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makerspace

makerspace noun: a hackerspace where people develop electronic hardware or other physical objects.

makerspace: a hackerspace where people develop electronic hardware or other physical objects
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Noun

makerspace (plural makerspaces)

  1. A hackerspace where people develop electronic hardware or other physical objects.
    • 'Citizen science projects', along with 'hackerspaces' and 'makerspaces', have grown increasingly popular since the 1990s, providing opportunities for dedicated non-specialists to carry out research projects.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 199

Forms of makerspace

pluralmakerspaces

Origin of makerspace

From maker + space.

Questions about makerspace

What does makerspace mean?
Makerspace means a hackerspace where people develop electronic hardware or other physical objects.
What part of speech is makerspace?
Makerspace is a noun.
What is the plural of makerspace?
The plural of makerspace is makerspaces.

Words near makerspace in the dictionary

  1. makeresses
  2. Makerfield
  3. makers
  4. makers-up
  5. makership
  6. makerspace
  7. makerspaces
  8. Makerua
  9. makery
  10. makes
  11. makes a better door than a window

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