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1. InternetSynonym of home page.

   Comments determine whether a post gets a high ranking on Reddit’s main page.

   2014, Brian Carroll, Writing and Editing for Digital Media, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, →ISBN, page 271

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   Several reports on user behavior indicate that website visitors like hypertext links, and often choose these before anything on the main menu. However, if there are no hyperlinks on the main page, visitors are forced to study the menu more closely.

   2000, Eric L. Reiss, Practical Information Architecture: A Hands-On Approach to Structuring Successful Websites, Harlow: Addison Wesley, →ISBN, page 125

   MySpace has since expanded options to allow up to the Top 40 friends to be displayed on the main page of your profile.

   2011, Fran Vincent, MySpace™ for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music Online, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: Course Technology, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 161

   Synonyms: home page

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, page.