Definitions for CUBICLES
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1. cubicles

   A cubicle is a partially enclosed office workspace that is separated from neighboring workspaces by partitions that are usually 5–6 feet (1.5–1.8 m) tall. Its purpose is to isolate office workers and managers from the sights and noises of an open workspace so that they may concentrate with fewer distractions. Cubicles are composed of modular elements such as walls, work surfaces, overhead bins, drawers, and shelving, which can be configured depending on the user's needs. Installation is generally performed by trained personnel, although some cubicles allow configuration changes to be performed by users without specific training. Cubicles in the 2010s and 2020s are usually equipped with a computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse on the work surface. Cubicles typically have a desk phone. Since many offices use overhead fluorescent lights to illuminate the office, cubicles may or may not have lamps or other additional lighting. Other furniture that is often used in cubicles includes an office chair, a filing cabinet for locking documents away, a bookcase and a coat rack. The office cubicle was created by designer Robert Propst for Herman Miller, and released in 1967 under the name "Action Office II". Although cubicles are often seen as being symbolic of work in a modern office setting due to their uniformity and blandness, they afford the employee a greater degree of privacy and personalization than in previous work environments, which often consisted of desks lined up in rows within an open room. They do so at a lower cost than individual, private offices. In some office cubicle workspaces, employees can decorate the walls of their cubicle with posters, pictures and other items. A cubicle is also called a cubicle desk, office cubicle, cubicle workstation, or simply a cube. An office filled with cubicles is sometimes called a sea of cubicles, and additionally called pods (such as 4-pod or 8-pod of cubes) or a cube farm. Although humorous, the phrase usually has negative connotations.Cube farms are found in multiple industries including technology, insurance, and government offices.

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1. cubicles

   Plural form of the word cubicle.

   The toilet had three cubicles in it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 7, 2016  

How to pronounce CUBICLES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CUBICLES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CUBICLES in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CUBICLES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CUBICLES in a Sentence

1. Larry Summers:

   You don’t get to be a CEO if you don’t love being in the office, and so CEOs want all their people to come back and be working, but lots of people like their dens better than they like their cubicles.

2. Brad Tenenholtz:

   The best stories we hear in CEA are people saying,' I've worked three cubicles away from this guy for four years. We've never met, but now we're best friends because we play in the CEA together,' lowkey's business philosophy is that they're going to do that with software. And I assure you, if I could've done this with software, I would have done it five years ago.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubicles