noun · verb · 26 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:hĕd'ər
General-American:/ˈhɛdɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhɛdə/
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rhymes with -ɛdə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:HH EH1 D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: head, heading
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That column should have the header "payment status".
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Across languages
Translations
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
заглавен ред
(zaglaven red)
— upper portion of a page layout
Czech:
záhlaví
— upper portion of a page layout
Dutch:
kop
— upper portion of a page layout
Estonian:
päis
— upper portion of a page layout
Finnish:
ylätunniste
— upper portion of a page layout
French:
en-tête
— upper portion of a page layout
German:
Kopfzeile
— upper portion of a page layout
Greek:
κεφαλίδα
(kefalída)
— upper portion of a page layout
Greek:
κεφαλάρι
(kefalári)
— upper portion of a page layout
Hungarian:
fejléc
— upper portion of a page layout
Hungarian:
élőfej
— upper portion of a page layout
Indonesian:
tajukan
— upper portion of a page layout
Indonesian:
kop
— upper portion of a page layout
Italian:
intestazione
— upper portion of a page layout
Japanese:
ヘッダー
(heddā)
— upper portion of a page layout
Latvian:
galvene
— upper portion of a page layout
Macedonian:
заглавие
(zaglavie)
— upper portion of a page layout
Malay:
pengepala
— upper portion of a page layout
Polish:
nagłówek
— upper portion of a page layout
Portuguese:
cabeçalho
— upper portion of a page layout
Russian:
заголо́вок
(zagolóvok)
— upper portion of a page layout
Russian:
ве́рхний колонти́тул
(vérxnij kolontítul)
— upper portion of a page layout
Russian:
хе́дер m)
(xɛ́dɛr)
— upper portion of a page layout
Serbo-Croatian:
zaglavlje
— upper portion of a page layout
Spanish:
encabezado
— upper portion of a page layout
Spanish:
encabezamiento
— upper portion of a page layout
Spanish:
cabecera
— upper portion of a page layout
Turkish:
başlık
— upper portion of a page layout
Turkish:
antet
— upper portion of a page layout
Czech:
hlava
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Finnish:
otsake
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
French:
chapeau
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Greek:
κεφαλίδα
(kefalída)
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Japanese:
ヘッダー
(heddā)
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Russian:
заголо́вок
(zagolóvok)
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Swedish:
rubrik
— text used to mark off a quantity of text
Catalan:
capçalera
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Finnish:
otsake
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
French:
en-tête
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
French:
header
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
German:
Kopfzeile
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
German:
Header
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Greek:
κεφαλίδα
(kefalída)
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Indonesian:
tajukan
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Indonesian:
kop
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Italian:
header
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Japanese:
ヘッダ
(hedda)
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Malay:
pengepala
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Māori:
pane
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Portuguese:
cabeçalho
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Spanish:
cabecera
— computing: the first part of a file or record that describes its contents
Czech:
vazák
— brick that is laid sideways
Finnish:
sidetiili
— brick that is laid sideways
French:
boutisse
— brick that is laid sideways
Polish:
cegła wiążąca
— brick that is laid sideways
Polish:
główka
— brick that is laid sideways
Russian:
тычо́к
(tyčók)
— brick that is laid sideways
Swedish:
bindare
— brick that is laid sideways
Swedish:
koppsten
— brick that is laid sideways
Czech:
překlad
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
Finnish:
kamana
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
French:
linteau
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
Greek:
κεφαλάρι
(kefalári)
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
Greek:
ανώφλι
(anófli)
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
Swedish:
överstycke
— horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening
Bulgarian:
хедер
(heder)
— machine that cuts the heads off of grain
Finnish:
leikkuupöytä
— machine that cuts the heads off of grain
Russian:
жа́тка
(žátka)
— machine that cuts the heads off of grain
Russian:
хе́дер
(xɛ́dɛr)
— machine that cuts the heads off of grain
Swedish:
skördemaskin
— machine that cuts the heads off of grain
Czech:
skok po hlavě
— headlong fall or jump
Finnish:
hyppy pää edellä
— headlong fall or jump
Greek:
κουτουλιά
(koutouliá)
— headlong fall or jump
Greek:
κεφαλιά
(kefaliá)
— headlong fall or jump
Italian:
caduta di testa
— headlong fall or jump
Italian:
tuffo
— headlong fall or jump
Polish:
skok na główkę
— headlong fall or jump
Swedish:
dykning
— headlong fall or jump
Swedish:
huvudhopp
— headlong fall or jump
Arabic:
رَأْسِيَّة
(raʔsiyya)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Catalan:
cop de cap
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Czech:
hlavička
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Dutch:
kopbal
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Finnish:
pukkaus
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Finnish:
pusku
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
French:
tête
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
German:
Kopfball
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Greek:
κεφαλιά
(kefaliá)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Icelandic:
skalli
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Indonesian:
sundul
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Italian:
colpo di testa
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Japanese:
ヘディング
(hedingu)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Korean:
헤딩
(heding)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Korean:
머리받기
(meoribatgi)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Māori:
tukirae
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Polish:
główka
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Portuguese:
cabeçada
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Russian:
уда́р голово́й
(udár golovój)
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Spanish:
cabezazo
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Spanish:
testarazo
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Swedish:
nick
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Swedish:
skalle
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head
Welsh:
peniad
— soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head