The main pages of websites that serve as entry points, typically containing navigation and overview information.
Compound of 'home' and 'pages', coined in the early days of the World Wide Web in the 1990s. The metaphor of 'home' suggested a starting point or main location, similar to a house's front door.
The concept of a homepage revolutionized how we think about information architecture, creating the idea that digital spaces should have clear entry points and hierarchical organization. Many early personal homepages were quirky, individual expressions that gave the web its distinctive character before corporate standardization took over.
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