workspaces

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

   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