workgroup

W4O1R1K5G2R1O1U1P3
UK/ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/

noun

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

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

nounworkgroup (plural workgroups)

plural workgroups · alternative work group

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

    Synonyms: working group

  2. computingA computer network created for use by such groups.

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

    2008, Chris Fehily, Microsoft Windows Vista

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Origin

Translations

Finnish työryhmä, työryhmäverkko
  • työryhmäa group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • työryhmäverkkoa computer network created for use by such groups
French groupe de travail
  • groupe de travaila computer network created for use by such groups
German Arbeitsgruppe
  • Arbeitsgruppea group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
Hungarian munkacsoport
  • munkacsoporta group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
Italian gruppo di lavoro
  • gruppo di lavoroa group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
Korean 작업(作業)그룹
  • 작업(作業)그룹 (jageopgeurup)a computer network created for use by such groups
Russian рабо́чая гру́ппа, рабо́чая гру́ппа
  • рабо́чая гру́ппа (rabóčaja grúppa)a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks
  • рабо́чая гру́ппа (rabóčaja grúppa)a computer network created for use by such groups

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

workgroup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workgroup

MLA

“workgroup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workgroup. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “workgroup,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workgroup.

Source: workgroup on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.