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* A [[personal web page]], for example at a [[web hosting service]] or a university web site, that typically is stored in the [[home directory]] of the user.
* In the 1990s the term was also used to refer to a whole web site, particularly a personal web site (perhaps because simple web sites often consisted of just one web page).
* Most browsers recognize homepages with a file on the root directory called "index", usually of a variety of file types, including (but not limited to) .html, .php, and .aspx.
 
A '''home page''' can also be used outside the context of web sites, such as to refer to the principal screen of a user interface, which is also referred to as a '''home screen''' on mobile devices.