Housekeeping is the management and routine support activities of running and maintaining an organized physical institution occupied or used by people, like a house, ship, hospital, business or factory
Girl guides cleaning a room, 1917
A man vacuums a floor, a common housekeeping task
A hotel housekeeper cleaning a bathroom mirror
A London housewife clears ash from the grate, 1941
A cleaner, cleanser or cleaning operative is a type of industrial or domestic worker who is tasked with cleaning a space. A janitor, also known as a custodian, Facility Operator, porter or caretaker,
Housekeeping
…is associated with institutional housekeeping at hotels and resorts but may also refer to domestic housekeeping. Housekeeper is a broader role than a cleaner, who is focused only on the cleaning aspect. The term may also refer to the maintenance of computer storage systems, records, etc. A housekeeper is a…
A cleaner sweeping the floor of a parking garage in Atlanta, Georgia.
Janitorial closet in Elko, Nevada, United States
Cleaner cleaning the footpath in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
A train cleaner at work in London, 1918