Ma'anar ƙamus na ɗakin gida aji ne inda ƙungiyar ɗalibai ke taruwa akai-akai don halarta, sanarwa, ko wasu manufofin gudanarwa, yawanci a farkon ko ƙarshen ranar makaranta. Dakin gida sau da yawa shine aji na farko da ɗalibai ke halarta da safe, kuma yana aiki azaman tsakiyar wuri don rarraba bayanai, kamar jadawalin jadawalin, manufofin makaranta, da sanarwa mai mahimmanci. Hakanan yana iya zama wurin da ɗalibai suke haɗuwa da takwarorinsu da malamansu, da kuma inda suke shiga cikin ayyuka ko tattaunawa daban-daban.