homescreen

See also: Homescreen

English

the homescreen of Android Nougat (2017)

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