# Area

> A room or space in the home, like the kitchen, that devices and entities belong to.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/area/

- In code: `area_id`, `area_registry`
- Also: areas, room

Users put devices in an area, and their entities follow, unless they put an entity somewhere else. Areas can belong to a [floor](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/floor/), and actions can target a whole area at once.

## Related terms

- [Floor](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/floor/): A level of the home, like the ground floor, that holds areas.
- [Label](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/label/): A tag users put on entities, devices, areas, automations, and more, to group them their own way, like everything that uses a lot of energy.
- [Device](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/device/): A physical device, or a service, that one or more entities belong to, like a thermostat with a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor.
- [Target](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/target/): What an action works on: entities, devices, areas, floors, or labels.