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workspace

noun · 6 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W ER1 K S P EY2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

Examples

  • Holonyms: workplace, workstead
  • Near-synonym: workstation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: workstation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: space, area, place

2

noun

Meaning 2

A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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

3

noun

Meaning 3

An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work envelope

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

space allocated for your work (as in an office)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: space

History

Etymology

From work + space.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِسَاحةُ عَمَل (misāḥatu ʕamal) — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Finnish: työpaikka — area allocated for someone to work in
  • French: espace de travail — area allocated for someone to work in
  • German: Arbeitsbereich — area allocated for someone to work in
  • German: Arbeitsfläche — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Indonesian: ruang kerja — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Scots: wirkspace — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Swedish: arbetsområde — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Turkish: çalışma alanı — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Vietnamese: không gian làm việc — area allocated for someone to work in
  • Finnish: työtila — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • German: Arbeitsbereich — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Japanese: ワークスペース (wāku supēsu) — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Korean: 워크스페이스 (wokeuseupeiseu) — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Luxembourgish: Aarbechtsberäich — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Māori: mokowāmahi — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Swedish: arbetsområde — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Turkish: çalışma alanı — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated
  • Vietnamese: không gian làm việc — computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated