home page
compound.compound. the main page of a website. It is usually the first page you see when you visit a site and often has links to other sections.
compound. the primary introductory page of a website, typically serving as a table of contents or a landing point for the site's root URL.
Click the logo to return to the home page.
The company updated its home page to feature the new summer collection and a clear sign-up button for the newsletter.
A well-designed home page must balance aesthetic appeal with intuitive navigation to ensure that users can find essential information within seconds of arriving at the domain.
Formed from the compounding of the noun home, denoting a point of origin or base, and page, a term adapted from physical publishing to describe a discrete unit of digital content.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Often written as two words, though 'homepage' as a single word is also common and accepted.
Last updated July 22, 2026