header
Other forms: headers
A header is a separate bit of text at the top of a printed page. A header might be the title of the novel you're reading, which is repeated on each page of the book.
One kind of header — also called a "page header" — is a chapter title, which is often printed at the top of every page. It's called a header because it's printed at the top, or head, of the page. When you format a long paper for school, you may include page numbers as headers. In any case, a header is set apart from the main text of a document and is sometimes printed in a larger or bolder font.
Definitions of header
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a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
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horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
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brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
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type of:
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beam
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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beam
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(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
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a headlong jump (or fall)
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a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
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crosshead, crossheading
a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
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headline, newspaper headline
the heading or caption of a newspaper article
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lemma
the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
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rubric
a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
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running head, running headline
a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
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subhead, subheading
a heading of a subdivision of a text
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rubric, statute title, title
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
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running title
the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
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drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead, stepped line
a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
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screamer
a sensational newspaper headline
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banner, streamer
a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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title
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
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type of:
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line
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
Pronunciation
US
/ˈhɛdər/
UK
/ˈhɛdə/
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