tablework

English

noun
Definitions
  • (business) Collaborative decision-making, with participants sitting around a table for discussion.
  • (Alexander technique) A form of physical therapy that takes place with the patient lying in a semisupine position, typically on a table.
  • (printing) Typesetting of tabular matter.

Etymology

Compound from English table + English work (made of specified material).

Origin

English

work

Gloss

made of specified material

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