Editing Urinal (section)

=== Arrangement ===
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[[File:Floor standing urinals.jpg|thumb|Urinals that extend to the floor, suitable for users of all heights]]
For purposes of space and economic practicality, urinals are not typically placed inside stalls. Unlike in female public toilets that do not have urinals, optimal resource efficiency in male restrooms therefore requires urinating in full visibility of other users. In recent years, it has become more common in some countries for dividers or partitions to be installed between urinals to eliminate any chance of incidental exposure during the process of urination.

Urinals in high-capacity public toilets are usually arranged in one or more rows directly opposite the door, so that users have their backs to people entering or standing outside. Often, one or two of the urinals, typically at one end of a long row, will be mounted lower than the others; they are meant for the disabled and other users who cannot reach the regular urinals. In facilities where people of various heights are present, such as schools, urinals that extend down to floor level may be used to allow anyone of any height to use any urinal.

Instead of individual fixtures, trough urinals may be installed. These designs can be used by a number of people simultaneously, but they do not allow for much privacy. They are often installed where there is a high peak demand, such as in schools, music festivals, theatrical events, sports stadiums, discos, dance clubs, and convention halls.

Urinals were once installed exclusively in commercial or institutional settings, but are also now available for private homes. They offer the advantages of substantial water savings in residences with many occupants, and reduction of "splash back", making cleaning easier.

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File:Urinal with urinal cake gsu cit 2004.jpg|Urinal with pink-colored [[Urinal deodorizer block|urinal cake]]
File:Many urinals rows with amber lighting in the Tokyo Cinema's toilet.jpg|Urinals in [[Tokyo, Japan]]; one at far right is fitted with handle bars for people with disabilities
File:2007-08-cesko-344.jpg|Urinals in the [[Czech Republic]]
File:Urinal 3.jpg|Trough urinal in [[Los Angeles]]
File:Urinals Munich, Germany.JPG|Train station urinal in [[Munich, Germany]]
File:GOMA toilets 02.jpg|Modern trough urinal in an art museum in [[Brisbane, Australia]]
File:Wallurinal.jpg|Old-style wall urinal at [[Stetson Bowl Stadium]] in [[Surrey, British Columbia]], Canada
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer June 1959 URINAL DETAIL, BOYS' TOILET, BASEMENT SOUTH WING - Mayhew School, Poplar and Chambers Streets, Boston, HABS MASS,13-BOST,67-8.tif|Vintage urinals in [[Boston]] secondary school (c. 1933–1959)
File:Urinal at the school ,showing boys and girls side. (5075089050).jpg|Outdoor urinals at school for boys (right) and girls (left) in [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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