makerspace
noun
mak·er·space
ˈmā-kər-ˌspās 
variants
or less commonly maker space
plural makerspaces also maker spaces
: a communal public workshop in which makers (see maker sense e) can work on small personal projects
Something like this future is already present in the small but growing number of industrial shops called "makerspaces" that have popped up in the United States and around the world. The Columbus Idea Foundry is the country's largest such space, a cavernous converted shoe factory stocked with industrial-age machinery. Several hundred members pay a monthly fee to use its arsenal of machines to make gifts and jewelry; weld, finish, and paint; play with plasma cutters and work an angle grinder; or operate a lathe with a machinist.—
Derek Thompson
Derek ThompsonThe maker space, which opened last year, houses equipment and tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, a woodworking shop and more for members to utilize to create or repair items.—Colin Slark
Colin SlarkExamples of makerspace in a Sentence
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The Haskett Branch now has a makerspace and media lab for the community.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 9 Oct. 2025
Library's Makerspace helps people create podcasts and more MPL has makerspaces at three other locations with a plethora of equipment available, like 3D printers, kitchen spaces, recording equipment, cameras and other tools to help create.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
University programs should increase their support of students by providing access to specialized makerspaces and fabrication hubs equipped with the necessary hardware and electronic components.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
The makerspace is staffed with GE Appliance employees to help with projects Monday through Friday 5-8 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 9 Oct. 2025
Library's Makerspace helps people create podcasts and more MPL has makerspaces at three other locations with a plethora of equipment available, like 3D printers, kitchen spaces, recording equipment, cameras and other tools to help create.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
University programs should increase their support of students by providing access to specialized makerspaces and fabrication hubs equipped with the necessary hardware and electronic components.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025
The makerspace is staffed with GE Appliance employees to help with projects Monday through Friday 5-8 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Makerspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/makerspace. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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