What does "workstation" mean?

A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.

What is a synonym for "workstation"?

Common synonyms include: coffice, coffice, workspace, workstead, workstead.

Pronounced //ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən//.

//ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.
"All train movements on the Far North Line have been controlled by a Radio Electronic Token Block workstation at Inverness since 1995, having already been introduced on the Kyle Line some 11 years earlier."
2
a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer wordnet
3
An area, at a workplace, for a single worker.
"Holonyms: workplace, workstead"

"Tom's workstation is usually tidier than Mary's."

From work + station.

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