in a position where it is seen first, for example on the top half of the front page of a newspaper or in the part of a Web page that you see first when you open it above-the-fold images The company logo must be placed in an above-the-fold position. compare below-the-fold
Idioms in/not in a position where you see it first, for example in the top/bottom part of a newspaper page or web page Your ad will be placed above the fold for prominent exposure. The images all appeared below the fold. see above-the-fold, below-the-fold See above-the-fold in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary