a device or component of an electronic office system consisting of a display screen and keyboard used to handle electronic office work
work station in American English
noun
1.
a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment
2.
a computer terminal or microcomputer connected to a mainframe, minicomputer, or data-processing network
3.
a powerful microcomputer, often with a high-resolution display, used for computer-aided design, electronic publishing, or other graphics-intensive processing
Also: workstation
Word origin
[1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, cloverleaf, hypercorrection, preset, saddle stitch
Examples of 'work station' in a sentence
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Senior officials may use a dedicated device next to their work station.
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It is, in fact, a mobile work station with wheels.
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Three days later he grudgingly visits your work station.
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It is a work station, not lunch.
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They said that, at 6ft 10in, he was too tall to sit properly at his work station.
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A safe work station has smooth edges and doesn't tilt or wobble, not even when its doors or drawers are open.
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My own humble work station is on the 11th floor - which means it's about 120ft above terra firma, give or take.
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Shards of olive wood cover the floor and figurines litter the work stations.