| 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. |
work·sta·tion  (wûrk'stā'shən)  n.
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workstation 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)