What type of lighting is specifically designed to illuminate a workspace, such as above a workbench?

Task lighting is specifically designed to provide illumination for specific activities or tasks, making it ideal for workspaces such as above a workbench. This type of lighting focuses on enhancing visibility and reducing eye strain during detailed work, such as reading, writing, or performing intricate tasks.

Task lighting is typically brighter and more directed than general or ambient lighting, which serve broader purposes and do not focus light on specific areas. As a result, task lighting helps users see and work better in their designated areas without any surrounding light distractions, thus improving functionality and efficiency in the workspace.

In contrast, ambient lighting provides overall illumination for a room, accent lighting highlights specific objects or areas, and general lighting is more general in nature, which does not address the specific needs of illumination at a workbench where detailed work is performed. Each of these other types of lighting plays its own important role, but task lighting is uniquely suited to the needs of workspace illumination.