Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsabta" shine aikin cire datti, ƙura, ko wasu abubuwan da ba'a so daga sama, abu, ko muhalli. Yana iya haɗawa da yin amfani da wasu na'urori masu tsaftacewa, kayan aiki, da kayan aiki don tsaftacewa, shafewa, ko goge sarari ko abu don yantar da shi daga ƙwayoyin cuta, tabo, da ƙulli. Ana yin tsaftacewa yawanci don kula da tsafta, adana kamannin sarari ko abu, ko don shirya shi don amfani.