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workspace

workspace

19 2.7
An area or room where you do your work, for example at an office desk
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜːrkˌspeɪs/
translation icon : espacio de trabajo
  • The office was designed to provide a collaborative workspace for all employees.
  • organize their workspace
  • create a greater workspace
  • individual workspace

Have an outside look at your workspace and change what doesn't suit you.

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Examples

  • There's even time for the students to improve their process and organize their workspace while the work is going on.

  • More collaborative workspace areas were created for students to do homework or work in groups on projects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So having a nice workspace was like top of our list.

  • No, I show up in my workspace and I do my work.

  • Hello from my little workspace just starting out my day.

  • We just made your workspace a bit more camera friendly.

  • Provides a good safe workspace for me to focus on my studies.

  • In terms of the actual physical workspace, nobody likes working in a cubicle.

  • You should provide a workspace for the student teacher and an area to store personal belongings.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So it's time to rethink my workspace and upgrade to a standing desk.

Synonyms

office
vsworkspace
1.0

A room or set of rooms where people do desk work for a company

is a general area for working not limited to formal administrative tasks
workplace
vsworkspace
352 1.7

A place where people do their jobs

is focused on an area or room for individual work not entire employer location
cubicle
vsworkspace
88 3.4

A small separated space for one person, often in an office

is a more open and wider area for working not a tiny enclosed stall
workroom
vsworkspace
20 2.2

A room where someone makes things by hand or paints

is mainly for desk or computer tasks rather than handcrafts
workstation
vsworkspace
15 3.5

A desk area with a computer and tools for one person to work

is a general area for doing work rather than a fitted desk

Compounds

3.9

A shared online place where people work together and share files

How Private

cubicle
88 3.4
workspace
19 2.7
home office
  • Formal
20 3.0
coworking
1 3.6

Surface Forms

workspace singular
workspaces plural

Morphology

workspace = work + space (transparent) = work + space

Direct compound of 'work' + 'space' denoting a physical area for work; meaning is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Workspace comes from the two English words work and space, with space meaning 'area' or 'room', so a workspace is simply the place where you do your work, such as your desk or an office.