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homescreen

homescreen noun: the main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.

homescreen: the main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface
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Noun

homescreen (plural homescreens)

  1. The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.
    • 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...2012, Jonathon Gatehouse, The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever, page 154

Forms of homescreen

pluralhomescreens
alternative formhome screen

Origin of homescreen

From home + screen.

Questions about homescreen

What does homescreen mean?
Homescreen means the main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.
What part of speech is homescreen?
Homescreen is a noun.
What is the plural of homescreen?
The plural of homescreen is homescreens.

Words near homescreen in the dictionary

  1. homeschooled
  2. homeschooler
  3. homeschoolers
  4. homeschooling
  5. homeschools
  6. homescreen
  7. homescreens
  8. homeseeker
  9. homeseekers
  10. homeseeking
  11. homeserver

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