desk

noun

• a piece of furniture with a flat or sloped surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.
• Music a position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand:an extra desk of first and second violins
• a counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information:the reception desk
• [with modifier] a specified section of a news organization, especially a newspaper:he landed a job on the sports desk