workstation
(also work station) /ˈwɜːkˌsteɪʃən/ noun [C]Definition
› WORKPLACE an area in an office, factory, etc. where someone works, especially a desk with a computer: Vending machines and water coolers mean staff spend little time away from their workstations. Some people find difficulty with the idea of 'hot-desking', where you sit at a different work station every day.
› IT a screen and keyboard that allows someone to use a particular computer system: IT updated the workstations for us so that they are now fully networked. The offices are spacious and well-appointed with wooden cubicles enclosing computer work stations.
(Definition of workstation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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