Home page
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A home page (or homepage) is the main web page of a website.[1] Usually, the home page is located at the root of the website's domain or subdomain. For example, if the domain is example.com, the home page is likely located at the URL www.example.com/.
The term may also refer to the start page shown in a web browser when the application first opens.[2]
Function
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Browser start page
When a web browser is launched, it will automatically open at least one web page. This is the browser's start page, which is also called its home page.[2][4]
Start pages can be a website or a special browser page, such as thumbnails of frequently visited websites. Moreover, there is a niche market of websites intended to be used solely as start pages.[4]
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What is a Home Page?". Techopedia. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Start page". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nielsen, Jakob (12 May 2002b). "Top 10 Guidelines for Homepage Usability". NN/G. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schofield, Jack (7 November 2013). "iGoogle: what are the best alternatives?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
Bibliography
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Campbell, Jennifer (2014). Web Design: Introductory. Cengage Learning. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-305-17627-0.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kalbach, James (2007). Designing Web Navigation. O'Reilly Media. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-596-55378-4.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nielsen, Jakob; Tahir, Marie (2002a). Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed. [Indianapolis, IN]: New Riders. ISBN 0-7357-1102-X. OCLC 48657258.
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