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English

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Noun

main page (plural main pages)

  1. (Internet) Synonym of home page.
    • 2000, Eric L. Reiss, Practical Information Architecture: A Hands-On Approach to Structuring Successful Websites, Harlow: Addison Wesley, →ISBN, page 125:
      Several reports on user behavior indicate that website visitors like hypertext links, and often choose these before anything on the main menu. However, if there are no hyperlinks on the main page, visitors are forced to study the menu more closely.
    • 2011, Fran Vincent, MySpace™ for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music Online, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: Course Technology, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 161:
      MySpace has since expanded options to allow up to the Top 40 friends to be displayed on the main page of your profile.
    • 2014, Brian Carroll, Writing and Editing for Digital Media, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y., Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →ISBN, page 271:
      Comments determine whether a post gets a high ranking on Reddit’s main page.

Descendants

  • Japanese: メインページ (mein pēji)