Definition of 'header'
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header in British English
noun
1. Also called: header tank
2.
3.
4.
a person who operates such a machine
5. Compare stretcher (sense 5)
6.
the action of striking a ball with the head
8. computing
b.
(as modifier)
header card
header label
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header in American English
noun
3.
4.
in word processing, a line or lines of text, typically consisting of the topic, date, page number, etc., printed at the top of each page of a document
5. Informal
a headlong fall or dive
6. Carpentry
7. Masonry
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header in American English
(ˈhedər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something
3.
4. Automobiles
an exhaust manifold
5. Building
a.
a brick or stone laid in a wall or the like so that its shorter ends are exposed or parallel to the surface
Compare stretcher (sense 5)8.
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header in Mechanical Engineering
(hɛdər)
Word forms: (regular plural) headers
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
The header protects the heating system from overpressure.
The pressure in the steam header signals the firing controls for the boiler.
A header is a tank that stops the pressure in an apparatus from becoming too great.
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