(economics) Income-earning activities outside of traditional, long-term employer-employee relationships.

plural of work horse

Alternative form of workhorse

(dated) Work contracted for, or taken by the lump.

Alternative form of deskwork

Alternative spelling of groundwork

plural of working drawing

A technical drawing or plan to scale which serves as a guide for the construction or manufacture of something such as a building or machine.

plural of working directory

(computing) The current directory (container for files etc.), on which commands will operate unless otherwise specified.