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workgroup

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W ER1 K G R UW2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: working group

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A computer network created for use by such groups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From work + group.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: työryhmä — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • German: Arbeitsgruppe — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • Hungarian: munkacsoport — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • Italian: gruppo di lavoro — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • Kazakh: жұмыс тобы (jūmys toby) — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • Russian: рабо́чая гру́ппа (rabóčaja grúppa) — a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • Finnish: työryhmäverkko — a computer network created for use by such groups
  • French: groupe de travail — a computer network created for use by such groups
  • Korean: 작업(作業)그룹 (jageopgeurup) — a computer network created for use by such groups
  • Russian: рабо́чая гру́ппа (rabóčaja grúppa) — a computer network created for use by such groups
  • Tatar: эш төркеме (eş törkeme) — a computer network created for use by such groups