Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

home page
     
         1. The top-level entry point {web page}
        relating to an individual or institution, or possibly a
        subject area.  This often has a {URL} consisting of just a
        {hostname}, e.g. http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/.  All other pages
        on a {web site} are usually accessible by following {links}
        from the home page.
     
        2. The {web page} a user's {web browser} is configured to load
        each time it is started.  This will typically default to the
        {home page} (sense 1) of the organisation that produced or
        distributed the browser.
     
        (1999-03-21)