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makerspace

American  
[may-ker-spays] / ˈmeɪ kərˌspeɪs /
Or maker space

noun

  1. a collaborative workshop that supplies equipment and technology, as 3D printers, soldering tools, industrial sewing machines, etc., for creative projects.


Etymology

Origin of makerspace

First recorded in 2000–05; maker ( def. ) (in sense “hobbyist who makes tangible physical objects”) + space ( def. )


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One of the state’s largest and most-visited, the museum lays out 150 exhibits amid 10 galleries, including a makerspace, forest, farm-to-table and a twig-encircled eagle’s nest with a two-story slide.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

Mask-making over Zoom with members of a local makerspace?

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2023

Matt Cupples, a makerspace teacher in Arlington Public Schools, is printing more face shields with the assistance of volunteers in his school system.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2020

He ran a 400-square-foot makerspace in his hometown of Provo, Utah.

From The Verge ● Feb. 5, 2020

Lahn said the founders liked the location because it’s within walking distance of GoCreate, a makerspace in the nearby Experiential Engineering Building on 17th Street.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

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