workgroup

English

Alternative forms

• work group

Etymology

From work +‎ group.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/

Noun

workgroup (plural workgroups)

1. A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together.

   Synonym: working group

   Coordinate terms: committee, squad, team, task force

2. (computing) A computer network created for use by such groups.
   • 2008, Chris Fehily, Microsoft Windows Vista:

     When you set up a network, Windows creates a workgroup and gives it a name automatically […]

Derived terms

• workgrouping

Translations

a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks

• Finnish: työryhmä (fi)
• German: Arbeitsgruppe (de) f
• Hungarian: munkacsoport (hu)
• Italian: gruppo di lavoro
• Russian: рабо́чая гру́ппа f (rabóčaja grúppa)

a computer network created for use by such groups

• Finnish: työryhmäverkko
• French: groupe de travail m
• Korean: 작업(作業)그룹 (jageopgeurup)
• Russian: рабо́чая гру́ппа f (rabóčaja grúppa)

Anagrams

• groupwork