homepage

home-page · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The main or introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents or entry point.

  2. 2.

    The web page that a browser loads when it starts up or when the home button is clicked.

  3. 3.

    A personal or organizational web page on the internet.

Forms

plural: homepages

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    set as homepage — to configure a browser to open a specific page on startup
  • •
    return to homepage — to navigate back to the main page of a website
  • •
    homepage design — the visual and structural layout of a website's main page

Related words

See also: browser, internet, webpage, website
Synonyms: front page, landing page, main page, start page

Etymology

A compound word formed from "home" (from Old English hām, meaning dwelling place) and "page" (from Latin pagina). The term emerged in the 1990s with the growth of the World Wide Web.