spotcleaning
nounUK /ˈspɒtˌkliːnɪŋ/
US /ˈspɑːtˌkliːnɪŋ/
Spotcleaning is when you clean just the dirty little spots instead of the whole thing.
She did some spotcleaning on the carpet before the guests arrived.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A quick cleaning of only the messy parts of a room or area.
The kitchen needed a bit of spotcleaning after breakfast.
3. In dry cleaning, the local treatment of small stains on a garment.
The jacket went through spotcleaning before the full wash.
4. In data or software, the process of fixing only specific problem areas rather than a full overhaul.
The team did spotcleaning on the database to remove duplicate records.