work station

noun
1.
a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
2.
a computer terminal or microcomputer connected to a mainframe, minicomputer, or data-processing network.
3.
a powerful microcomputer, often with a high-resolution display, used for computer-aided design, electronic publishing, or other graphics-intensive processing.
Also, work·sta·tion.

Origin:
1930–35

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work station
 
—n
1.  an area in an office where one person works
2.  computing a device or component of an electronic office system consisting of a display screen and keyboard used to handle electronic office work

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workstation definition

computer
A general-purpose computer designed to be used by one person at a time and which offers higher performance than normally found in a personal computer, especially with respect to graphics, processing power and the ability to carry out several tasks at the same time.
(1995-05-04)

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Example sentences
It will also be a multimedia workstation, supporting the playing and composing
  of music, for example.
In addition to a king size bed the room featured a modern couch and workstation.
Lacking space in her bedroom for a lab bench, she bought a vertical shelving
  unit and built her workstation straight up.
The new system combines a low-energy blue-green laser with a computer
  workstation.
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