home screen

noun

The domestic television, as opposed to the cinema.

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Meanings

nounhome screen (plural home screens)

plural home screens

  1. The domestic television, as opposed to the cinema.

    In 1947 Castle introduced cartoon stars Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda to the home screen.

    2004, Scott MacGillivray, Castle Films: A Hobbyists's Guide, page 11
  2. alternativecomputingAlternative form of homescreen
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APA

home screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20screen

MLA

“home screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20screen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home screen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20screen.

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