workspace

American  

[wawrk-speys] / ˈwɔrkˌspeɪs /

noun

1. space used or required for one's work, as in an office or home.

2. Computers.

   1. a temporary digital storage area that contains related data and software files.

      You can create and store images in your workspace.

   2. a file or directory within this storage area.

      If you make changes, be sure to save your workspace.

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Etymology

Origin of workspace

First recorded in 1955–60; work + space

Example Sentences

He said a new press workspace will be established "in an annex facility outside the Pentagon, but still on Pentagon grounds."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

This is not my word,” she said during a recent tour of the Monrovia workspace she shares with her husband, artist Rob Sato, and fellow ceramicist Rosie Brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

White House officials say they will also rebuild East Wing offices, which included workspace for the first lady and her staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

And her workspace is fraught with a tense relationship with her colleague, made all the more tense by the fact that he’s also her therapist.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

There are a few hundred of us here, and we’ve long since run out of workspace in the mansion.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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