"workstream" meaning in English

See workstream in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: workstreams [plural]
Etymology: From work + stream. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|work|stream}} work + stream Head templates: {{en-noun}} workstream (plural workstreams)
  1. The organized output of several distinct and often unrelated, workgroups.

Inflected forms

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