home page

noun

: the page typically encountered first on a website that usually contains links to the other pages of the site

Examples of home page in a Sentence

They have designed a simpler home page that is easier to use.
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But atop the home page, a banner that previously featured two pictures — one of wind turbines, one of the U.S. flag and the Wyoming state flag fluttering in the wind — has been updated. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Most of the home page is just stale, alleged fact checks carried over from the wildfire page. Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 18 May 2025 As of May 12, the home page is organized as Apparel, Music, Accessories, and Sale, spelling out AMAs, apparently a reference to this year’s American Music Awards, taking place on Monday, May 26. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 May 2025 On the site’s home page, Frank offers a sober summary of his claims: From 1941 to 1992 (51 years), over 100,000 people were potentially exposed to unsafe levels of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive materials on and around George AFB. . . . Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home page

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home page was in 1992

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“Home page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20page. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

home page

noun
: the page of a website that is usually seen first and contains links to the other pages of the site
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