workspace

noun

work·​space ˈwərk-ˌspās How to pronounce workspace (audio)
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 5c
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
… Joan had proposed creating a … system whereby employees could reserve desks when they needed them. That idea had sparked immediate pushback: Many people wanted a more permanent workspace.Mark C. Bolino and Corey Phelps

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The Defense Department had set a Tuesday deadline for news outlets to either sign a new Pentagon access policy or lose access to press credentials and Pentagon workspaces. Reuters, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 Journalists, some of whom have covered the Defense Department for decades, turned in their press badges and cleared belongings out of workspaces. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War. Time, 14 Oct. 2025 FolderFort Pro is designed to provide you with extra breathing room, offering a plan that includes 2TB of storage with access for unlimited users and unlimited workspaces. PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for workspace

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of workspace was in 1881

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“Workspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workspace. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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