What is "workgroup"

n. 1 A group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks who usually work together. 2 (context computing English) A computer network created for use by such groups.

Workgroup may refer to:

• Workgroup (computer networking), a peer-to-peer computer network
• Working group, a group of people working together toward a common goal
• Courtroom Workgroup, an informal arrangement between a criminal prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and the judicial officer

Workgroup is Microsoft's term for peer-to-peer local area network. Computers running Microsoft operating systems in the same workgroup may share files, printers, or Internet connection. Workgroup contrasts with a domain, in which computers rely on centralized authentication.