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Computers and engineering

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Header (computing) In information technology, header is supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted. In data transmission, the data following the header is sometimes called the ''Payload (computing), payload'' or ''HTML el ...
, supplemental data at the beginning of a data block **
E-mail header Electronic mail (usually shortened to email; alternatively hyphenated e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving digital messages using electronic devices over a computer network. It was conceived in the late–20th century as the ...
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HTTP header HTTP header fields are a list of strings sent and received by both the client program and server on every HTTP request and response. These headers are usually invisible to the end-user and are only processed or logged by the server and client ...
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Header file An include directive instructs a text file processor to replace the directive text with the content of a specified file. The act of including may be logical in nature. The processor may simply process the include file content at the location of ...
, a text file used in computer programming (especially in C and C++) * A
pin header A pin header (or simply, header) is a form of electrical connector. A male pin header consists of one or more rows of metal pins molded into a plastic base, often apart, though available in many spacings. Male pin headers are cost-effective du ...
is a mainly male style of electrical connector on printed circuit boards, including motherboards, providing links to external devices *
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 ref ...
, in automotive design


Construction

* Lintels (headers), structural members in light-frame construction which run perpendicular to floor and ceiling joists, "heading" them off to create an opening *
Lintel (architecture) A lintel or lintol is a type of Beam (structure), beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as Portal (architecture), portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined orn ...
, a structural member in post-and-lintel building construction * Header (brickwork), a brick laid with its short side exposed * In
piping Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid. Industrial process piping (and accomp ...
, a manifold or length of pipe that connects multiple smaller pipes


Sports

* Header (sailing): a term used in sailboat racing to denote a wind shift * Header, a
herding dog A herding dog, also known as a stock dog or working dog, is a Dog type, type of dog that either has been trained in herding livestock or belongs to one of the dog breed, breeds that were developed for herding. A dog specifically trained to he ...
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 it travelling a large distance for every ro ...
bicycle *
Header (association football) A header is a technique that is used in association football to control the ball using the head to pass, shoot, or clear. This can be done from a standing, jumping, or diving position. Heading is a common technique and is used by players in pract ...
, 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 Cattle#Terminology, steer (typically a Corriente) and two equestrianism, mounted riders. The first roper is referred to as the "header", the person who ropes the fr ...
rodeo event who specializes in roping a steer's head


Other

* ''Header'' (film), a 2006 film *
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 1996 ARIA Music Awards for Engineer of the Year for this and two other releases. M ...
, an Australian power pop band *
Page header Page most commonly refers to: * Page (paper), one side of a leaf of paper, as in a book Page, PAGE, pages, or paging may also refer to: Roles * Page (assistance occupation), a professional occupation * Page (servant), traditionally a young mal ...
, in printing or typography the material separated from the main body that appears at the top of a page * Combine header or head, part of a combine harvester *
Stripper (agriculture) Stripper is a type of harvesting machine designed for harvesting grain using the method of stripping standing crops. Unlike a conventional combine harvester, this machine collects grain by stripping the spikes only, without cutting the culms a ...
, type of grain harvester


See also

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Head (disambiguation) The head is the part of an animal or human that usually includes the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Head or Heads may also refer to: * Human head Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Heads'' (Bob James album), 1977 * '' ...
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Headed (disambiguation) Headed may refer to: *A headed phrase, in linguistics * Headed notepaper See also * * Head (disambiguation) * Header (disambiguation) * Heading (disambiguation) {{disambiguation ...
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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 * Website footer, the bottom section of a website * The unit of measure of difficulty of a particu ...
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