Header may refer to:
Computers and engineering
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Header (computing), supplemental data at the beginning of a data block
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E-mail header
Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic (digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...
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HTTP header
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Header file, a text file used in computer programming (especially in C and C++)
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pin header is a mainly male style of electrical connector on printed circuit boards, including motherboards, providing links to external devices
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Exhaust manifold
In automotive engineering, an exhaust manifold collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe. The word ''manifold'' comes from the Old English word ''manigfeald'' (from the Anglo-Saxon ''manig'' anyand ''feald'' old and refe ...
, in automotive design
Construction
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Lintels (headers), structural members in light-frame construction which run perpendicular to floor and ceiling joists, "heading" them off to create an opening
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Lintel (architecture)
A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented structural item. In the case of w ...
, a structural member in post-and-lintel building construction
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brickwork, a brick laid with its short side exposed
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piping, a manifold or length of pipe that connects multiple smaller pipes
Sports
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Header (sailing)
A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has ...
: a term used in sailboat racing to denote a wind shift
* Header, a
herding dog with a specific method of interacting with its flock
* Header, a headlong fall, particularly from a
penny-farthing
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds (owing to its travelling a large distance for every r ...
bicycle
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Header (association football), use of the player's head to direct the ball in association football (soccer)
* Header, a competitor in the
team roping
Team roping also known as heading and heeling is a rodeo event that features a steer (typically a Corriente) and two mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the "header", the person who ropes the front of the steer, usually around the ...
rodeo event who specializes in roping a steer's head
Other
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''Header'' (film), a 2006 film
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Header (band)
Header is an Australian power pop band that formed in Perth in 1994.
Their single "Restoration" was engineered by Chris Dickie who earned a nomination for the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, 1996 ARIA Music Awards for ARIA Award for Engineer of the ...
, an Australian power pop band
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Page header, in printing or typography the material separated from the main body that appears at the top of a page
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Combine header or head, part of a combine harvester
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Header, type of grain harvester
* Header, is a reference to an area within a document that serves to provide the needed context on the content that is included in the report. Headers are often used in reporting to segment content in a consistent manner from one report to another. In this context, especially recognizing the evolving technology display user interfaces, the Header information may appear anywhere within that display (aka Quip :).
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Head (disambiguation)
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Headed (disambiguation) Headed may refer to:
*A headed phrase, in linguistics
*Headed notepaper
See also
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* Head (disambiguation)
* Header (disambiguation)
Header may refer to:
Computers and engineering
* Header (computing), supplemental data at the beginning of a dat ...
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Heading (disambiguation)
Heading can refer to:
* Heading (metalworking), a process which incorporates the extruding and upsetting processes
* Headline, text at the top of a newspaper article
* Heading (navigation), the Direction (geometry), direction a person or vehicle ...
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Footer (disambiguation)
Footer may refer to:
* Football, especially association football (soccer) or rugby
* Page footer, in word processing, the bottom portion of a page
* Footer or footing, a form of foundation in building construction
* The unit of measure of difficul ...
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