housekeeping

1. The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.
2. Any general tasks that involve preparation.

   The computer program does some general housekeeping involving initializing variables and opening files before beginning the main processing.

3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
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• French: ménage
• German: Haushaltung
• Russian: домово́дство