housekeeping

house-keep-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The management of household affairs and domestic tasks.

  2. 2.

    The department in a hotel responsible for cleaning rooms and public areas.

  3. 3.

    (computing) Operations or routines that maintain a system's functionality.

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Etymology

Compound of English house + keeping, gerund of "keep."