Noun
home directory (plural home directories)
(computing) A directory that contains a user's files.
On Unix-like operating systems, the home directory is usually /home/
If this system property is set, Confluence will ignore the contents of the confluence-init.properties file, and use this property as the setting for the Confluence Home directory. Source: Internet
When you start Smart Update, it checks the version numbers of the products installed (associated with the current BEA Home directory), and then connects to the BEA Web site to check for available service packs. Source: Internet