Homepage

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The home page or homepage is the URL or local file that automatically
loads when a web browser starts or when the browser’s “home”
button is pressed. One can turn this feature off and on, as well as specify
a URL for the page to be loaded.

The term is also used to refer to the front page,
webserver directory index, or main web page of a website of a group, company,
organization, or individual. In some countries, such as Germany, Japan,
and South Korea, and formerly in the United States, the term home page
commonly refers to a complete website (of a company or other organization)
rather than to a single web page. By the late 1990s this usage had died
out in the U.S., replaced by the more comprehensive term web site.

In the same category of home page are now websites
that attempt to be a start page (more accurately a personal web portal).
A start page is a website or page meant to organize links or information
for the user when a web browser starts. Start pages generally consist
of information like news, weather, games, and other web widgets and web
gadgets. Start pages also aggregate information like RSS feeds or collect
and manage web page links. Examples of start pages include iGoogle, Netvibes,and
Pageflakes.

Most home pages for personal or low-recognized
websites start with a welcome and a little information about their site.
However, larger websites designed for browsing; such as stores, free-entertainment
collections, and informational websites; feature special things on the
front page such as “Featured”, “Most Liked”, “Spotlight”,
“Great Deals” and so on.