work groupn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːk ɡruːp/, U.S.

/ˈwərk ˌɡrup/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., group n.

Etymology: < work n. + group n. Compare earlier work party n. at work n. Compounds 3.

1. A group of people working together on a task or project; (in later use) esp. a committee or group appointed to investigate and report on a particular subject; cf. working group n. at working n. Compounds 3.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > group of workers > doing work of mutual or social benefit

work party1823

work group1923

span1956

1923 Rotarian May 316/2 (heading) Scottish club urges union of boys' work groups.

1960 Ann. Reg. 1959 381 All of them [sc. sects] laid emphasis on activity: dancing, propagation of the faith, and free labour with work-groups building and cleaning temples.

2000 High Country News 9 Oct. 4/1 Meetings were hosted in a handful of major Western cities, and five ‘work groups’ formed around themes like private access and outfitter services.

2. A group of employees within a workforce who regularly or habitually work together.

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > group of workers

work team1809

labour brigade1886

lads1888

span1913

work group1928

1928 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 137 44/1 The more experienced and wiser managements realized the value of experienced work groups.

1954 J. A. C. Brown Social Psychol. of Industry iv. 114 A factory or a society is not ordinarily a mass of isolated individuals..; it is an integrated pattern of primary work-groups.

1972 J. M. Argyle Social Psychol. of Work ix. 233 Many studies have shown that job satisfaction is affected by relationships in the work group.

2003 M. Albert Parecon (2004) v. 92 Given a workplace's overall agenda, how the people in a work group organize themselves affects almost exclusively themselves.

3. Computing. Chiefly in form workgroup. A group of computers (or, originally, their users) having simultaneous access to shared software, data, and peripherals over a local network.

ΚΠ

1979 Computerworld 11 June 6/3 Another OIS [sc. Office Information System], the 125, was up-wrapped for medium-size work groups.

1994 MacUser Aug. 78/2 Workgroup servers provide a centralized place for users to store and share files.

2000 H. B. Feddema DAO Object Model ii. 274 Before trying this code, first join a secured workgroup.

2010 G. Trapani Upgrade Your Life (ed. 2) xi. 410 Your client PC..must be a member of the same Windows workgroup that the server is to print to its printer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	work group
释义	work groupn. Brit. /ˈwəːk ɡruːp/, U.S. /ˈwərk ˌɡrup/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., group n. Etymology: < work n. + group n. Compare earlier work party n. at work n. Compounds 3. 1. A group of people working together on a task or project; (in later use) esp. a committee or group appointed to investigate and report on a particular subject; cf. working group n. at working n. Compounds 3. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > group of workers > doing work of mutual or social benefit work party1823 work group1923 span1956 1923 Rotarian May 316/2 (heading) Scottish club urges union of boys' work groups. 1960 Ann. Reg. 1959 381 All of them [sc. sects] laid emphasis on activity: dancing, propagation of the faith, and free labour with work-groups building and cleaning temples. 2000 High Country News 9 Oct. 4/1 Meetings were hosted in a handful of major Western cities, and five ‘work groups’ formed around themes like private access and outfitter services. 2. A group of employees within a workforce who regularly or habitually work together. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > group of workers work team1809 labour brigade1886 lads1888 span1913 work group1928 1928 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 137 44/1 The more experienced and wiser managements realized the value of experienced work groups. 1954 J. A. C. Brown Social Psychol. of Industry iv. 114 A factory or a society is not ordinarily a mass of isolated individuals..; it is an integrated pattern of primary work-groups. 1972 J. M. Argyle Social Psychol. of Work ix. 233 Many studies have shown that job satisfaction is affected by relationships in the work group. 2003 M. Albert Parecon (2004) v. 92 Given a workplace's overall agenda, how the people in a work group organize themselves affects almost exclusively themselves. 3. Computing. Chiefly in form workgroup. A group of computers (or, originally, their users) having simultaneous access to shared software, data, and peripherals over a local network. ΚΠ 1979 Computerworld 11 June 6/3 Another OIS [sc. Office Information System], the 125, was up-wrapped for medium-size work groups. 1994 MacUser Aug. 78/2 Workgroup servers provide a centralized place for users to store and share files. 2000 H. B. Feddema DAO Object Model ii. 274 Before trying this code, first join a secured workgroup. 2010 G. Trapani Upgrade Your Life (ed. 2) xi. 410 Your client PC..must be a member of the same Windows workgroup that the server is to print to its printer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1923
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