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the term "plumbing fixture" doesn't really match as it refers to flush toilets only. A pit latrine is not really a plumbing fixture. Another option might be "device"? Or an "item"? |
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A '''toilet'''{{refn|group=n|For a full list of English synonyms, see "[[wikt:Wikisaurus:toilet|toilet]]" at [[wikt:Wikisaurus|Wikisaurus]].}} is a piece of hardware used for the colletion or disposal of human [[urine]] and [[Human feces|feces]]. In other words: "Toilets are sanitation facilities at the user interface that allow the safe and convenient [[urination]] and [[defecation]]".<ref name="tilley">{{cite book|url=http://www.eawag.ch/en/department/sandec/publications/compendium/|title=Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies|last2=Ulrich|first2=Lukas|last3=Lüthi|first3=Christoph|last4=Reymond|first4=Philippe|last5=Zurbrügg|first5=Chris|publisher=Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)|isbn=978-3-906484-57-0|edition=2nd|location=Duebendorf, Switzerland|last1=Tilley|first1=Elizabeth}}</ref> Toilets can be with or without flushing water ([[flush toilet]] or [[dry toilet]]). They can be set up for a sitting posture or for a squatting posture ([[squat toilet]]). Flush toilets are usually connected to a [[sanitary sewer|sewer system]] in urban areas and to [[septic tank]]s in less built-up areas. Toilets are commonly made of [[ceramic]] ([[porcelain]]), [[concrete]], [[plastic]] or [[wood]].
In many countries, private homes are designed with the flush toilet and the bath or shower in the same room, the [[bathroom]]. Other cultures find this unsanitary and have one room for body-washing and [[toilet (room)|a separate room for excretion]]. [[Public toilet]]s
In many developing countries toilets that do not use water for flushing are common. These might be simple [[pit latrine]]s or [[composting toilet]]s placed in [[outhouse]]s rather than inside homes.
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