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housekeeping

A set of instructions that are executed at the beginning of a program. It sets all counters and flags to their starting values and generally readies the program for execution.


housekeeping
Computing the general maintenance of a computer storage system, including removal of obsolete files, documentation, security copying, etc.

housekeeping [′hau̇s‚kēp·iŋ]
(computer science)
Those operations or routines which do not contribute directly to the solution of a computer program, but rather to the organization of the program.


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House cleaning with bleach and the risks of allergic and respiratory diseases in children.
Prior to this period, the lack of labor-saving devices in the home meant that the duties of a "homemaker"--food acquisition and preparation, house cleaning, etc.
House cleaning chores have been used as punishment - so who wants to do that?
 
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