header en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hĕd'ər (General-American)
- /ˈhɛdə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhɛdɚ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English header From head + -er.
Meanings
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The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.
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Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.
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Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.
That column should have the header "payment status".
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(informal) A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.
Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language.
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The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.
The header includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of header file.
alt of header file
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the first part of a packet or stream, often containing its address and descriptors.
The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.
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A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall).
This wall has four header courses.
- A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening.
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A machine that separates and gathers the heads of grain etc.
They fed the bale into the header.
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The act of hitting the ball with the head.
His header for the goal followed a perfect corner kick.
The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:
- Someone who heads the ball.
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A headlong fall, jump or dive.
"When the rest are in, you see one or two shiverin' on the bank, envyin' the others that have taken the plunge. It's the last that have the worst of it. I'm all for a header and have done with it."
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:The clown tripped over the other clown and took a header.
- A raised tank that supplies water at constant pressure, especially to a central heating and hot water system; a header tank.
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A pipe which connects several smaller pipes.
Common practice is to use plastic pipes with iron headers.
- The rodeo performer who drives the steer toward the heeler to be tied.
- One who puts a head on something.
- (Ireland, derogatory) A headcase; a nutjob (mentally unbalanced, unpredictable person).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hdr | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
body · table · stretcher · footer · body · payload
Deriveds
header guard · table header · nail header · header tank · gliding header · pin header · pseudoheader · new-header · preheader · subheader · double-header · reheader · triple-header · headerless · quadruple-header
Synonyms
bonder · head · coping · cope · lintel · heading
Translations (108)
nl kop (upper portion of a page layout) · ja ヘッダー (upper portion of a page layout) · ko 헤더 (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · fr en-tête (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · id kop (upper portion of a page layout) · el κεφαλιά (headlong fall or jump) · ar رَأْسِيَّة (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · es testarazo (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · id kop (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · it intestazione (upper portion of a page layout) · es cabezazo (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · cs hlava (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · el κεφαλίδα (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · ja ヘディング (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · ru ве́рхний колонти́тул (upper portion of a page layout) · cs překlad (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · fr chapeau (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · sv skördemaskin (machine that cuts the heads off of grain) · ja ヘッダ (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · fi kamana (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · de Header (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · sv koppsten (brick that is laid sideways) · pt cabeçalho (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · pl skok na główkę (headlong fall or jump) · fi leikkuupöytä (machine that cuts the heads off of grain) · cs hlavička (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fi hyppy pää edellä (headlong fall or jump) · sv överstycke (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · tr antet (upper portion of a page layout) · sv dykning (headlong fall or jump) · id tajukan (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · ru жа́тка (machine that cuts the heads off of grain) · ru хе́дер m) (upper portion of a page layout) · ms pengepala (upper portion of a page layout) · fi sidetiili (brick that is laid sideways) · es cabecera (upper portion of a page layout) · ru уда́р голово́й (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · pl główka (brick that is laid sideways) · sv skalle (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · bg заглавен ред (upper portion of a page layout) · el κεφαλάρι (upper portion of a page layout) · uk заголо́вок (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · mi pane (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · ko 헤더 (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · sv rubrik (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · ru хе́дер (machine that cuts the heads off of grain) · id sundul (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · bg хедер (machine that cuts the heads off of grain) · ms pengepala (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · fr boutisse (brick that is laid sideways) · hu élőfej (upper portion of a page layout) · ca capçalera (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · sv nick (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · ja ヘッダー (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · mi tukirae (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · bg загла́вка (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · el κεφαλίδα (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · fi ylätunniste (upper portion of a page layout) · sh zaglavlje (upper portion of a page layout) · el κεφαλάρι (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · es encabezamiento (upper portion of a page layout) · el κουτουλιά (headlong fall or jump) · cs záhlaví (upper portion of a page layout) · es cabecera (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · it caduta di testa (headlong fall or jump) · pl cegła wiążąca (brick that is laid sideways) · ru заголо́вок (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · et päis (upper portion of a page layout) · sv bindare (brick that is laid sideways) · cy peniad (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · de Kopfzeile (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · ru тычо́к (brick that is laid sideways) · es encabezado (upper portion of a page layout) · cs vazák (brick that is laid sideways) · fi otsake (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · lv galvene (upper portion of a page layout) · ca cop de cap (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fi pukkaus (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fr en-tête (upper portion of a page layout) · pt cabeçada (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · pl główka (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · de Kopfzeile (upper portion of a page layout) · fi otsake (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · pl nagłówek (upper portion of a page layout) · tr başlık (upper portion of a page layout) · el ανώφλι (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · be загало́вак (text used to mark off a quantity of text) · hu fejléc (upper portion of a page layout) · it colpo di testa (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · nl kopbal (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · ko 헤딩 (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · de Kopfball (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · mk заглавие (upper portion of a page layout) · el κεφαλίδα (upper portion of a page layout) · id tajukan (upper portion of a page layout) · it tuffo (headlong fall or jump) · pt cabeçalho (upper portion of a page layout) · fr header (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · sv huvudhopp (headlong fall or jump) · it header (computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents) · ru заголо́вок (upper portion of a page layout) · el κεφαλιά (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fr tête (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · is skalli (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fi pusku (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · fr linteau (horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening) · ko 머리받기 (soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head) · cs skok po hlavě (headlong fall or jump)