Master pages represent a powerful concept of sharing the same header and footer for all pages on the web site. It allows you to manage repeated items, such as site logo, main menu and footer content on a single place.
The following figure shows how the same master page is used for home page and for product page. As you can see, the pages are inserted inside the master page:
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