- The beloved Cube Farm began to crop up on our office landscape in the 1970s with what Haworth design manager Jeff Reuschel calls a “noble purpose”: replacing the 'bullpens full of desks' that were the norm back then with 'a more flexible, flui
Cube farm
noun; compounding
A collection of cubicles in an office This term is a cute word for an office of cubicles. It suggests that offices cultivate cubicles, much as farms raise animals. Therefore, farm is a metaphor for an office. It’s also interesting that the word cubicle was shortened to be cube. That fact also shows the metaphor between a cube and a cubicle and emphasizes the point that both seem to be closed from the outside. This word is predominantly used in the business community.
Etymology : From Middle English, from Latin cubiculum, from cubare “to lie, recline” + from Middle English ferme “rent, lease, leased property,” from Old French ferme “lease,” from fermer “to fix, make a contract,” from Medieval Latin firma “fixed payment,” from Latin firmre “to establish,” from Latin firmare “to make firm,” from firmus “firm”
Source : The Commercial Appeal
Last modified: 10 June 2008