workstation
noun
work·sta·tion
ˈwərk-ˌstā-shən 
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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Employees should keep their workstations neat and organized.
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Video surveillance seen by police showed Delong, who was wearing gloves, walking to the victim’s workstation from his own.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Wright was seen in surveillance footage leaving his workstation at the Cokato manufacturer and going to Czech’s, then taking her sledgehammer, deputies said in a statement of probable cause.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
For these reasons and others, Duan says that his team has spun HLS into a startup company—Convergency Biotech—with the goal to develop HLS workstations user-friendly enough for any lab.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
The lower price—and quite potent CPU performance—make the Intel worth considering for a high-end home office computer, a prosumer content workstation, or something similar.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Wright was seen in surveillance footage leaving his workstation at the Cokato manufacturer and going to Czech’s, then taking her sledgehammer, deputies said in a statement of probable cause.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
For these reasons and others, Duan says that his team has spun HLS into a startup company—Convergency Biotech—with the goal to develop HLS workstations user-friendly enough for any lab.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
The lower price—and quite potent CPU performance—make the Intel worth considering for a high-end home office computer, a prosumer content workstation, or something similar.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workstation
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“Workstation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workstation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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