workstation

English · Deutsch · Italiano · Português · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

workstation

  • /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/ US

Where it comes from

From work + station.

noun workstations

  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. An area, at a workplace, for a single worker. Holonyms: workplace, workstead

    Similar: workspace, workstead

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: post, computer, desktop, workplace, job, position, terminal, season, station, workbench, stations, shift, desk, console, cubicle, workspace

Translations

Every language

noun powerful desktop computer

Españolestación de trabajo
한국어워크스테이션 wokeuseuteisyeon
日本語ワークステーション wākusutēshon
中文工作站 gōngzuòzhàn
Portuguêsworkstation, estação de trabalho
Françaisstation de travail
DeutschWorkstation
Italianoworkstation, stazione di lavoro
Ελληνικάσταθμός εργασίας stathmós ergasías
Русскийрабо́чая ста́нция rabóčaja stáncija
Tiếng Việttrạm làm việc
العربيةمَحَطَّة عَمَل maḥaṭṭat ʕamal

noun area for single worker

Françaisposte de travail
DeutschArbeitsplatz
Italianopostazione
Ελληνικάχώρος εργασίας chóros ergasías, γραφείο grafeío
Русскийрабо́чее ме́сто rabóčeje mésto

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"workstation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/workstation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

workstation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/workstation

Chicago

"workstation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/workstation.

BibTeX
@misc{workstation_2026,
  title = {workstation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/workstation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}