workspace

noun

work·​space ˈwərk-ˌspās 

plural workspaces

: space for doing work

Every kitchen would benefit from an island. Islands provide additional storage and workspace to prepare food …

—Mia Hannom

: such as

a

: an environment in which people perform professional work : office sense 1c

COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way the world saw working from home. While many businesses have transitioned back to a centralized, physical workspace, nobody has forgotten the lessons taught by more than a year of video chats and email-based conversations.

—Larry Alton

b

: a space for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual : workstation sense 1

The student's backpack hook is near my desk, giving him a behind-the-scenes peek at my cluttered workspace.

—Nick Fuller Googins

Examples of workspace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Overall, the recent renovations improved the Dong Fang’s control and power, scientific research functions, workspace layout, and navigation performance, according to CGTN. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Covering the workspace, contact center, Intelligent Office, and Small Business workflows, Zoom is placing a massive bet that AI agents will, at some point in the near future, mediate nearly all interactions on the enterprise communications stack. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Longtime Warriors public relations maestro Raymond Ridder and his staff have a dedicated workspace. — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The space has been designed to support digital and traditional media production, podcast and music studios, YouTube creator sets, workspaces, glam rooms, lifestyle sets and an event space. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for workspace

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase