workstation
pronunciation
How to pronounce workstation in British English:
UK [ˈwɜ:ksteɪʃn]
How to pronounce workstation in American English:
US [ˈwɜrksteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
Word Origin
- workstation (n.)
- also work-station, 1950, from work (n.) + station (n.). Computer sense is from 1972.
Example
- 1. Another group has long understood the value of 3d computing : graphical workstation users .
- 2. Anything with a hardware keyboard is again relegated to the role of a specialized workstation .
- 3. This manual will help you to install microsoft windows server 2008 and to configure your pc so you can use it as a workstation .
- 4. Instead , each workstation has got its own energy efficient radiator and the spaces are delineated using douglas fir .
- 5. The computer workstation that processes the imaging information is located in a separate room , where the technologist operates the scanner and monitors your examination .