homescreen

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See also: Homescreen

English[edit]

homescreen of Android Nougat (2017)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

home +‎ screen

Noun[edit]

homescreen (plural homescreens)

  1. (graphical user interface) The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.
    Coordinate term: splash screen
    • 2012, Jonathon Gatehouse, The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever, page 154:
      Gary Bettman pulls his iPhone, with its homescreen picture of his grandchildren, from his pocket and dials up Colin Campbell, the league's director of hockey operations...

Usage notes[edit]

Typically used in relation to smartphones or graphing calculators.

Descendants[edit]

  • → German: Homescreen

Translations[edit]

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