# homepage (web)

a page that is the first entry of a site

- Computed level: L17 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: digital  ·  Arena: homepage

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [page](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-page.sheet), [site](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-site.location), [entry](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-entry.place), [first](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-first.order)

**Through:** the page is used as the initial entry point to the site

**Novel properties:**
- initial access point
- hierarchical precedence
- navigational primacy

## Examples
- The index.html file serves as the default homepage for the Apache HTTP Server's documentation site. *(computing)*
- When you type 'wikipedia.org', the browser loads the English Wikipedia homepage showing today's featured article and search bar. *(computing)*
- The White House website at whitehouse.gov displays its homepage with the current president's agenda and official statements. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-homepage.web*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-homepage.web.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*