Plural of 'darkroom'; lightproof rooms used in photography for developing film and printing photographs.
From 'dark' + 'room'; the compound word emerged with photography in the 19th century as a specific technical requirement for film development.
Darkrooms are becoming obsolete as digital photography replaces film—they're disappearing from history, which means this compound noun might eventually become as archaic as 'typewriter room.'
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