header information

  • 1Header — may refer to:* Header (information technology), supplemental data at the beginning of a data block * Header file, a text file used in computer programming (especially in C or C++) * Page header, in printing or typography the material separated… …

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  • 2Header (computing) — In information technology, header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted. In data transmission, the data following the header are sometimes called the payload or body .It is vital that… …

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  • 3header —    Information placed at the beginning of a file, a data transmission, or an archive.    In an e mail message, the header contains information about the message, including sender and recipient information, and information about the route the… …

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  • 4Header (informatique) — En technologie de l information, le header renvoie aux données contenues au début d un bloc de contenu à stocker ou transmettre. En transmission de données, les données qui suivent le header sont souvent appelées charge utile ou body. Sommaire 1… …

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  • 5header — head‧er [ˈhedə ǁ ər] noun [countable] the line of information at the top of a computer screen or a printed page compare footer * * * header UK US /ˈhedər/ noun [C] ► IT a line of text, such as a title or a page number, that appears at the top of… …

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  • 6Header file — In computer programming, particularly in the C and C++ programming languages, a header file or include file is a file, usually in the form of source code, that is automatically included in another source file by the compiler. Typically, header… …

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  • 7header — /hed euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something. 2. a reaping machine that cuts off and gathers only the heads of the grain. 3. a chamber to which the ends of a number of tubes are connected so that water or steam may …

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  • 8header — noun /ˈhɛdə,ˈhɛdɚ/ a) 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. b) Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or… …

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  • 9header — head|er [ˈhedə US ər] n 1.) an action in football in which you hit the ball with your head 2.) information at the top of a page, especially things such as numbers that appear on each page of a document 3.) information at the beginning of an email …

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  • 10header —    Control information typically afixed to message text, containing information on addressing, priority, or other message related data …

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