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A '''home''' is a place of [[residence]] or [[safety|refuge]].<ref name="defhome">{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/home |title='Home' – Definitions from Dictionary.com |publisher=[[Dictionary.com]] |accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store [[personal property]]. Most modern-day [[household]]s contain [[Sanitation|sanitary facilities]] and a means of [[Cooking|preparing food]]. Animals have their own homes as well, either living in the wild or shared with humans in a domesticated environment. "Home" is also used to refer to the geographical area (whether it be a [[suburb]], [[town]], [[city]] or [[country]]) in which a person grew up or feels they belong, or it can refer to the native [[habitat]] of a wild animal. Sometimes, as an alternative to the definition of "home" as a physical locale ("Home is where you hang your [[hat]]"), home may be perceived to have no physical location—instead, home may relate instead to a mental or emotional state of refuge or comfort. Popular sayings along these lines are "Home is where the heart is" or "You can never go home again".

There are cultures in which members lack permanent homes, such as with [[nomad|nomadic]]ic people.

==  Terminology  ==
[[Imageගොනුව:LakeUnionHouseboat.jpg|left|thumb|180px|A [[houseboat]] on [[Lake Union]] in [[Seattle, Washington]]]]
[[Fileගොනුව:Homeless in LA.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Makeshift homes in [[Los Angeles]]]]

The word "home" can be used for various types of residential community [[institution]]s in which people can live, such as [[nursing home|nursing]], [[retirement home]]s for seniors, [[prison]]s for criminals, treatment facilities, etc.), and [[foster home]]s. A home is generally a place that is close to the heart of the owner, and can become a prized possession. 

In computer terminology, a 'home' may refer to a that branches off into other tasks, e.g. a [[homepage]] or a [[Desktop environment|desktop]]. In a [[full screen editor]], home is often used to mean the top-leftmost [[character cell]], or the leftmost cell on a line in a [[line editor]]. These are the initial ones used by left-to-right languages. A standard 101-key PC keyboard contains a Home key. Many home pages on the  with introductory information, recent news or events, and links to [[subpage]]s.  "Home" may also refer to a [[home directory]] which contains the personal [[Computer file|files]] of a given [[User (computing)|user]] of the computer system.

==  Psychological impact  ==
Since it can be said that humans are generally creatures of [[Habituation|habit]], the state of a person's home has been known to physiologically influence their [[behavior]], [[emotion]]s, and overall mental health.{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}} The loss of a home (due to whatever reason, be it through accident or natural disaster, [[repossession]], or in the case of children simply the decision to move on the part of the parents) can be a valid cause of [[Relocation (personal)|relocation]].

Some people may become [[Homesickness|homesick]] when they leave their home over an extended period of time. Sometimes homesickness can cause a person to feel actual symptoms of illness.

It has been argued that psychologically "The strongest sense of home commonly coincides geographically with a dwelling. Usually the sense of home attenuates as one moves away from that point, but it does not do so in a fixed or regular way."<ref>Theankbj;j
o S. Terkenli. 1995. "Home as a Region." Geographical Review. 85.3: 324-334.</ref> Furthermore, places like homes can trigger self-reflection, thoughts about who one is or used to be or who one might become. These types of reflections also occur in places where there is a collective historical identity, such as [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]] or [[Ground Zero]].<ref>Douglas Burton-Christie. 2009. "Place-Making as Contemplative Practice." Anglican Theological Reviews 91.3: 347-371.</ref>

==  See also  ==
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* [[ARCHIVE Institute]]
* [[Family]]
* [[Home improvement]]
* [[Homelessness]]
* [[Homemaker]]
* [[Houseboat]]
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* [[Household]]
* [[:Category:Human habitats|Human habitats]]
* [[Model home]]
* [[Nursing home]]
* [[Real estate]]
* [[Share house]]
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==  References  ==
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[[ang:Hām]]
[[ar:بيت]]
[[ay:Utjawi]]
[[bg:Жилище]]
[[bn:বাড়ি]]
[[ca:Llar]]
[[de:Wohnsitz]]
[[en:Home]]
[[eo:Hejmo (loĝejo)]]
[[es:Hogar]]
[[et:Kodu]]
[[fi:Koti]]
[[fr:Domicile]]
[[gan:屋裡]]
[[is:Heimili]]
[[it:Residenza]]
[[ja:家庭]]
[[ko:가정]]
[[ku:Mal]]⏎
[[nl:Thuis (woning)]]
[[pt:Lar]]
[[ro:Domiciliu (drept civil)]]
[[sv:Hem]]
[[tt:Өй]]
[[ur:گھر]]
[[vi:Chỗ ở]]
[[wuu:人家]]
[[zh:家庭]]
[[zh-yue:屋企]]