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
Mia Hannom
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
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
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Account holders also can reserve semi-private nook workspace.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Ramsbottom was at his desk when the drone smashed through the workspace's tin ceiling, spraying shrapnel in all directions, and lodging a chunk of glass in the back of his head.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Several products later, that partnership has produced Viktor, an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside a company’s Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The oblong shape of this piece gives it a gentler look—especially for a workspace with a tiny footprint.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Ramsbottom was at his desk when the drone smashed through the workspace's tin ceiling, spraying shrapnel in all directions, and lodging a chunk of glass in the back of his head.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Several products later, that partnership has produced Viktor, an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside a company’s Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The oblong shape of this piece gives it a gentler look—especially for a workspace with a tiny footprint.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
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“Workspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workspace. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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