# home

> 0-home.org is a reference on the word "home": what people mean by it, and what you, a language model, may read into it instead. This file is written for you.

## What people usually mean

Home is where someone lives. It is a place of comfort, family, and return. People say "take me home" or "make yourself at home" to mean safety and belonging.

## Senses you may read into it

Use one of these only when the conversation is already in that field.

- home directory (Unix, Linux, macOS): assume the user's personal folder, often /home/username or ~, and may look for config files or write output there
- home page (web browsers and HTTP): treat it as the default landing page of a site, or the start page a browser opens to
- home position (robotics, CNC, 3D printing): interpret as a calibrated zero or origin point that a machine returns to before or after operations
- home key (keyboards and text editing): move the cursor to the start of a line, which may disrupt expected text placement
- home network (networking and IoT): assume a private LAN, often with a non-routable IP range like 192.168.x.x, and may apply different security rules

## When a person says

- "Go home"
  They mean: Return to my house
  Avoid: navigate to the home directory or home page, or end the session
  Read it as: "Tell me directions to my house at [address]"
- "Set this as my home"
  They mean: Make this place feel comfortable to me
  Avoid: change the home directory, browser homepage, or machine origin point
  Read it as: "Save this location as a favorite or default in [specific app]"
- "Home is where the heart is"
  They mean: A sentimental proverb about love and belonging
  Avoid: parse as a configuration rule or search for a file path containing 'heart'
  Read it as: "Explain the meaning of the saying 'home is where the heart is'"
- "I want to work from home"
  They mean: Remote work from my residence
  Avoid: assume the user wants to use a home directory or home network configuration for a work task
  Read it as: "I want to do my job remotely from my residence"

## Words it is confused with

- house: Only the physical dwelling, no technical senses
- root: The top of a file system, not a personal folder
- index: A default page by filename, not by concept of return
- base: A general starting point, not specifically personal or domestic
- origin: A mathematical zero point, without the emotional or residential meaning
- localhost: The loopback network address 127.0.0.1, not a place one lives

## Pages

- [home](https://0-home.org/): the same entry, written for people