workstation

noun work·sta·tion \ ˈwərk-ˌstā-shən \

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

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Definition of workstation

1 : an area with equipment for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual

2 a : an intelligent terminal or personal computer usually connected to a computer network

b : a powerful microcomputer used especially for scientific or engineering work

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Examples of workstation in a Sentence

Employees should keep their workstations neat and organized.

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Instead of couches and other furniture, the mobile lab has storage boxes, 13 workstations, soldering equipment, a borescope that can find defects in pipes, 3D printing equipment and devices that measure fatigue in materials.

— stephen singer, courant.com, "Goodwin College Mobile Classroom Hits The Road To Pitch Connecticut Students On Manufacturing," 18 June 2018
The Radeon Vega Instinct 7nm chip is slated to add fresh optimizations for processing deep learning and AI tasks, and its expected landing spot will be in workstations and server farms.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "This is the first 7nm GPU, equipped with 32GB of memory," 6 June 2018
Place one half of the dough on a lightly floured workstation and turn it over so it's evenly dusted in flour and shape it into a ball.

— charlotte druckman, sacbee, "In a churn of events, salted butter is back | The Sacramento Bee," 8 May 2018
Or gather around the central workstation to attend a beauty class or browse digital makeup looks.

— kavita daswani, latimes.com, "Brazilian brand Cariuma to open footwear pop-up at the Grove on Saturday," 27 Apr. 2018
Rather than climbing into cockpits, though, they'll be seated at workstations in places like Beale Air Force Base north of Sacramento, CA.

— eric tegler, Popular Mechanics, "Enlisted Airmen Will Now Get To Fly Drones," 21 Dec. 2015
The university, using a $200,000 grant from the Timkin Foundation in Canton, will renovate 2,000 square feet to include 30 workstations and a control station.

— emily bamforth, cleveland.com, "University of Akron receives $200,000 gift for new cybersecurity simulation lab," 15 May 2018
In the mid-1980s, new RISC chips emerged from two Silicon Valley start-ups, Sun Microsystems and MIPS Technologies, becoming the standard for the computer workstations and servers that underpinned big corporate operations.

— cade metz, New York Times, "Computer Chip Visionaries Win Turing Award," 21 Mar. 2018
The kitchen area has room left over for a large family breakfast table and a computer workstation.

— james alexander, courant.com, "Property of the Week: 20 Barnes Hill Road, Burlington," 11 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of workstation

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WORKSTATION Defined for English Language Learners

workstation

noun

Definition of workstation for English Language Learners

: an area that has the equipment needed for one person to do a particular job
: a computer that is connected to a computer network

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workstation

noun work·sta·tion \ ˈwərk-ˌstā-shən \

Definition of workstation for Students

1 : an area with equipment for the performance of a particular task usually by one person

2 : a computer usually connected to a larger network

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