Bathroom fixtures are known by several other names depending on the trade, region, and context. The most common alternative names are "plumbing fixtures" and "sanitary fixtures," since every bathroom fixture is connected to the water supply and drainage systems. In professional, retail, and industry language, they are also called "sanitaryware," a term especially popular in British English that refers collectively to the ceramic items: the toilet, washbasin, and bathtub. Retailers and designers often group them as a "bathroom suite" or "bathroom set" when the items are sold together in a coordinated style. Individual fixtures also have specific formal names: the toilet is formally called a "water closet" (WC) or "toilet fixture"; the sink is called a "lavatory," "washbasin," or "vanity" (when built into a countertop unit); the bathtub is a "tub" or, in classic freestanding style, a "clawfoot tub"; and the shower is a "shower enclosure," "shower stall," or "walk-in shower." Plumbing engineers sometimes use the collective term "water fixtures" or "sanitary appliances," and building codes count fixtures in "fixture units" when designing pipe sizes. In North American real estate listings, bathrooms are described by piece count, such as a "four-piece bathroom," meaning it contains four fixtures, typically a toilet, sink, tub, and separate shower. So depending on the setting, a person might hear bathroom fixtures called sanitaryware, plumbing fixtures, sanitary appliances, a bathroom suite, or simply the individual names of the WC, lavatory, tub, and shower.
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