Housekeeping
noun
The general work to manage and organize a home or a place like a hotel.
My mom does most of the housekeeping in our home.
Often appears as...
- do the housekeeping
- housekeeping duties
noun
In computing, it refers to routine tasks to keep a system running smoothly.
Regular housekeeping of your computer can prevent issues like slow speed.
Often appears as...
- computer housekeeping
- system housekeeping
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Technical
noun
The general work to manage and organize a home or a place like a hotel.
My mom does most of the housekeeping in our home.
Often appears as...
- do the housekeeping
- housekeeping duties
noun
In computing, it refers to routine tasks to keep a system running smoothly.
Regular housekeeping of your computer can prevent issues like slow speed.
Often appears as...
- computer housekeeping
- system housekeeping
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Gender Stereotype
Be aware 'housekeeping' may evoke gender stereotypes; use it neutrally to mean anyone's responsibility.
Each roommate has agreed to share housekeeping tasks equally.
Pro Tip 2/3Work Scope
'Housekeeping' doesn't just imply cleaning; it includes organizing, budgeting, and maintaining a household.
Housekeeping involves sorting mail, paying bills, and keeping the living area tidy.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Only Homes
'Housekeeping' extends to work in hotels or offices, not just private homes.
The hotel manager thanked the staff for their excellent housekeeping.
Compare with
cleanmaintenanceorderlinessorganizationsanitationtidyupkeep
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What if our healthcare...
this country and what do they do when they're there they said they watch the goldfish in the fish tank they read extremely old copies of Good Housekeeping magazine but mostly we all just sit there forever waiting how did
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Every piece of art...
What might the connections be when we start exploring our heritage, the beautiful locations and the art in this world? Before we get started in this presentation, I just want to take care of a few housekeeping points.
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
where I'm trying to photograph this spider being parasitized by a wasp there's buckets of spiders everywhere that I'm trying to hide from the housekeeping staff so they won't throw them out. And then, you know,
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Chen Qiufan: A sci-fi...
You decide you've got to venture out, into the dangerous world beyond your four walls. Luckily, there are robots to help you. Your housekeeping robot takes you to a special elevator reserved for robots only,
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One more reason to get a...
because when it comes to cleaning the brain, it is the very health and function of the mind and the body that's at stake, which is why understanding these very basic housekeeping functions of the brain today
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Science Fiction Inspires...
we finally achieved the dream of the video phone now call your grandma she'd love to see scifi cartoons didn't just predict new devices they've even influenced modern housekeeping
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Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
forage our housekeeping like the Hornet queen the queen bee has the immeasurable task of laying enough eggs to ensure the health and future of the colony
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Ferocious Hornet Moments...
back in the hive those bees too young to forage are housekeeping
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Best Of Animal Teamwork...
back in the hive those bees too young to forage are housekeeping
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Is social activism the...
enough to be a guest in Steve's world all those years so in social activism the new black is the question that we asked and we did a bit of a global study and it was really all about finding out the answer to that first little housekeeping the study consisted of
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What if our healthcare...
this country and what do they do when they're there they said they watch the goldfish in the fish tank they read extremely old copies of Good Housekeeping magazine but mostly we all just sit there forever waiting how did
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Every piece of art...
What might the connections be when we start exploring our heritage, the beautiful locations and the art in this world? Before we get started in this presentation, I just want to take care of a few housekeeping points.
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
where I'm trying to photograph this spider being parasitized by a wasp there's buckets of spiders everywhere that I'm trying to hide from the housekeeping staff so they won't throw them out. And then, you know,
Video examples
Chen Qiufan: A sci-fi...
You decide you've got to venture out, into the dangerous world beyond your four walls. Luckily, there are robots to help you. Your housekeeping robot takes you to a special elevator reserved for robots only,
Video examples
One more reason to get a...
because when it comes to cleaning the brain, it is the very health and function of the mind and the body that's at stake, which is why understanding these very basic housekeeping functions of the brain today
Video examples
Science Fiction Inspires...
we finally achieved the dream of the video phone now call your grandma she'd love to see scifi cartoons didn't just predict new devices they've even influenced modern housekeeping
Video examples
Bees Kill A Giant Hornet...
forage our housekeeping like the Hornet queen the queen bee has the immeasurable task of laying enough eggs to ensure the health and future of the colony
Video examples
Ferocious Hornet Moments...
back in the hive those bees too young to forage are housekeeping
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Best Of Animal Teamwork...
back in the hive those bees too young to forage are housekeeping
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There's no place that we know about that can support life as we know it, not even our sister planet, Mars, where we might set up housekeeping someday, but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here.
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KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water usage, and I never use the little plastic bottles of toiletries they set out.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
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Robert Crippen
American Astronaut
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty.
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Pamela Anderson
American Actress
I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
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Britt Robertson
American Actress
I was going to start a housekeeping business at one point because I'm really good at cleaning houses.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.
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Marcelene Cox
American Writer
Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.
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Louisa May Alcott
American Novelist
Housekeeping ain't no joke.
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Earth as an ecosystem stands out in the all of the universe. There's no place that we know about that can support life as we know it, not even our sister planet, Mars, where we might set up housekeeping someday, but at great effort and trouble we have to recreate the things we take for granted here.
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KT Tunstall
Scottish Musician
I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water usage, and I never use the little plastic bottles of toiletries they set out.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
Quote examples
Robert Crippen
American Astronaut
Living inside the shuttle was a little like camping out. We ended up sleeping in our seats. You had to pay attention to housekeeping, not get things too dirty.
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Pamela Anderson
American Actress
I like to do everything myself - I'm very hands-on with my housekeeping, my children, travelling, how I do things.
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Britt Robertson
American Actress
I was going to start a housekeeping business at one point because I'm really good at cleaning houses.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
The problem of the environment is the extension of good housekeeping of the thinking woman.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.
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Marcelene Cox
American Writer
Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.
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Louisa May Alcott
American Novelist
Housekeeping ain't no joke.
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