Editing Dormitory (section)

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[[File:Sharp Hall Dorm Room.jpg|thumb|right|An American college dormitory room in 2002]]
A '''dormitory''' (originated from the [[Latin]] word ''dormitorium'',<ref>"Dormitory, n. and adj., originally a sleeping chamber, especially a room containing many beds where monks, teachers and students sleep (1485), in American usage a residence hall at a university or college (1865). From the Latin dormitorium." @[http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/word_of_the_month_university/ wordorigins.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230175552/http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/site/comments/word_of_the_month_university/ |date=2014-12-30 }}, Retrieved 26 September 2014</ref> often abbreviated to '''dorm'''), also known as a '''hall of residence''' or a '''residence hall''' (often abbreviated to '''halls'''), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as [[boarding school]], [[college]] or [[university]] students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people.