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workspace

Syllables: work·space/ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/

workspace noun: an area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.

Noun

workspace (countable and uncountable, plural workspaces)

  1. (countable, usually) An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
    • Holonyms: workplace, workstead
    • Near-synonym: workstation
    Synonyms:
    workstation
  2. A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
  3. 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
  4. Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
  5. (countable, usually) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator.
    Synonyms:
    work envelope

workspace meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese

workspace in Arabic

area allocated for someone to work in
مِسَاحةُ عَمَل misāḥatu ʕamal

workspace in Indonesian

area allocated for someone to work in
ruang kerja

workspace in Vietnamese

area allocated for someone to work in
không gian làm việc
computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
không gian làm việc

Examples of workspace in a sentence

  • As opposed to the average gifset, studyblrs tend to post or reblog aesthetic pictures of personal workspaces.
  • The dream of a junkless, truly functional workspace is one fantasy you can realistically fulfill.
  • As the evolving shrift opaquens the workspace, I consider the duplicate.

All 12 example sentences with workspace

Synonyms of workspace

Forms of workspace

pluralworkspaces

Plural of workspace: workspaces

Origin of workspace

From work + space.

Words formed from workspace

Questions about workspace

What does workspace mean?
Workspace means an area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
What is workspace in Arabic?
Workspace in Arabic is مِسَاحةُ عَمَل (misāḥatu ʕamal). See Workspace meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is workspace?
Workspace is a noun.
How do you pronounce workspace?
Workspace is pronounced /ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of workspace?
The plural of workspace is workspaces.

Words near workspace in the dictionary

  1. worksonae
  2. worksonas
  3. worksong
  4. worksongs
  5. Worksop
  6. workspace
  7. workspaces
  8. workstand
  9. workstands
  10. workstation
  11. workstations

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: workspace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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