workstation

Definition

A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.

Etymology

From work + station.

Example Sentences

• "All train movements on the Far North Line have been controlled by a Radio Electronic Token Block workstation at Inverness since 1995, having already been introduced on the Kyle Line some 11 years earlier."
• "Holonyms: workplace, workstead"
• "Near-synonym: workspace"