work station
Britishnoun
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an area in an office where one person works
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computing a device or component of an electronic office system consisting of a display screen and keyboard used to handle electronic office work
Example Sentences
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Ridge took it upon himself to keep the morgue area and hallways clean after noticing fluids on the floor for days, often having to work with decaying corpses just feet from his work station.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025
Hall said he wasn’t able to clock in to Amazon’s timekeeping software until he had completely set up his work station.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023
She told the court that she saw Ms Letby stood near a work station on the unit and when she alerted her to the blood, she was told it was due to a feeding tube.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023
In January, Gilad Rom, a software engineer in Los Angeles, decided to upgrade his work station at home.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2023
Grant Christiansen had tried to drive to Camp Baker, a Weyerhaeuser work station, to get tools, but his car had died.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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