Space, less than 60 square feet, used for cooking and food preparation .

Each facility may have its own definition of a kitchenette, but generally one includes a sink, cabinet space, and a mini-refrigerator, maybe a microwave. In contrast, a full kitchen would usually have a burner unit, sink, cabinets, full-size refrigerator, and possibly a microwave or stove.

A kitchenette is sometimes a small version of a full kitchen, with the same facilities; and other times a more limited arrangement, with just a sink (or "wet bar"), small refrigerator and a microwave oven.

A room combining a very small kitchen and a pantry, with the kitchen conveniences compactly arranged, sometimes so that they fold up out of sight and allow the kitchen to be made a part of the adjoining room by opening folding doors.

Tiny kitchen area that is often built into the end of another room such as a room in an efficiency apartment.