homescreen

See also: Homescreen

English

Alternative forms

• home screen

Etymology

From home +‎ screen.

Noun

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

Typically used in relation to smartphones or graphing calculators.

Descendants

• → German: Homescreen

Translations

main interface

French: écran d’accueil m German: Startbildschirm m, Homescreen m