Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An area, as in an office, outfitted with equipment and furnishings for one worker and usually including a computer.
- noun A sophisticated computer used for a specific purpose, such as software development or imaging.
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- noun a
desktop computer , normally morepowerful than a normalPC and oftendedicated to a specifictask , such asgraphics - noun an
area , at aworkplace , for a singleworker
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
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Examples
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My workstation is an HP EliteBook with 4Gb ram, 2. 5ghz core 2 duo, and a 300gb hard drive.
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My 4-year-old HP mobile workstation is still running strong. the only problem I've had was a split in the power cord.
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The Dell model you mention is a corporate computer workstation from a few years ago that is powerful enough to run a Computer Automated Drawing, or CAD, software package.
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I also realised yesterday that an out of alignment workstation is responsible for the unbelievable neck pain and stiffness I've been experiencing.
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One of the tools I * was* missing on Linux workstation is AutoCAD.
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One of the tools I * was* missing on Linux workstation is AutoCAD.
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* Coleman Mack climate control system in workstation area, standard A/C and heat in cockpit
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The new workstation is installed, loaded, configured with all the premium software I use on a day-to-day basis, protected against pop-ups and viruses, and I noted in passing as it booted up that the silly thing has half a gig of RAM and four P4 Processors.
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The Novanta workstation is some beauty, even if I think it’s a bit chunky.
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And to those who say "but the picture in her workstation is purely her own individual expression of faith, not the school’s," I would say yes, we adults understand that distinction, but that might be asking a bit much of elementary school kids (and Red Hill is an elementary school).
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