Dishwasher, especially a household dishwasher, with a control device, in which at least one wash program for carrying out a wash cycle (SG, SG') comprising a number of part wash cycles for cleaning and/or drying items to be washed is stored, and with an operating device for entering operating commands for the control device, wherein at least one operating command for carrying out one or more adaptation measures to at least one of the wash programs is able to be input at the operating device, by means of which the avoidance of spots on the items to be washed and/or the drying result on the washed items is improved when the wash cycle (SG') based on the adapted wash program is carried out, characterised in that • one of the adaptation measures during the wash cycle (SG') causes at least one additional part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZGz) to be carried out and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about an increase in an amount of washing fluid used in a part wash cycle provided as a final rinse cycle, wherein the increase amounts to at least 20%, preferably at least 30%, especially preferably at least 40%, of the original amount of the respective washing fluid, and/or • one of the adaptation measures, in at least one part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZG, ZGz), brings about an addition (ZK z) of rinse aid to a washing fluid used there and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about a lengthening of a heating phase of a washing fluid, wherein the lengthening amounts to at least 10%, preferably at least 20%, especially preferably at least 30%, of the original duration of the heating phase, and/or an execution of at least one additional heating phase (Hz) during a part wash cycle provided as a final rinse cycle before the addition of rinse aid to a washing fluid used there and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about a modification of at least one pump-off sequence (A, A 1, A 2, A 3, A 4) for pumping off a washing fluid of a part wash cycle by means of a drain pump from the dishwasher, wherein in the modified pump-off sequence (A', A' 2, A' 3, A' z) a non-pumped-off residual amount (RM') of washing fluid is reduced and/or • one of the adaptation measures, in at least one part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZG, ZGz), brings about a lengthening of a period of time (Z 3, Z z) between a circulating sequence (U 3, U Z) for circulating the washing fluid and a pump-off sequence (A' 3, A' z) for pumping off the washing fluid. • one of the adaptation measures during the wash cycle (SG') causes at least one additional part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZGz) to be carried out and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about an increase in an amount of washing fluid used in a part wash cycle provided as a final rinse cycle, wherein the increase amounts to at least 20%, preferably at least 30%, especially preferably at least 40%, of the original amount of the respective washing fluid, and/or • one of the adaptation measures, in at least one part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZG, ZGz), brings about an addition (ZK z) of rinse aid to a washing fluid used there and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about a lengthening of a heating phase of a washing fluid, wherein the lengthening amounts to at least 10%, preferably at least 20%, especially preferably at least 30%, of the original duration of the heating phase, and/or an execution of at least one additional heating phase (Hz) during a part wash cycle provided as a final rinse cycle before the addition of rinse aid to a washing fluid used there and/or • one of the adaptation measures brings about a modification of at least one pump-off sequence (A, A 1, A 2, A 3, A 4) for pumping off a washing fluid of a part wash cycle by means of a drain pump from the dishwasher, wherein in the modified pump-off sequence (A', A' 2, A' 3, A' z) a non-pumped-off residual amount (RM') of washing fluid is reduced and/or • one of the adaptation measures, in at least one part wash cycle provided as an intermediate rinse cycle (ZG, ZGz), brings about a lengthening of a period of time (Z 3, Z z) between a circulating sequence (U 3, U Z) for circulating the washing fluid and a pump-off sequence (A' 3, A' z) for pumping off the washing fluid.