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housekeepingA 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Just so with whaling, which necessitates a three-years' housekeeping upon the wide ocean, far from all grocers, costermongers, doctors, bakers, and bankers. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened. Fathers and mothers are too absorbed in business and housekeeping to study their children, and cherish that sweet and natural confidence which is a child's surest safeguard, and a parent's subtlest power. |
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