hoteling

hoteling
 n.— «Hot desking. Hoteling. Virtual office. Welcome to the future of federal work—”alternative workplace arrangements,” or AWA, in the government’s jargon.…Hoteling requires employees to make a reservation in advance for the day they will need a desk in the office.» —“Pondering Alternatives To the Central Office” by Stephen Barr Washington Post Mar. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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