Header
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
A header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.
Framework senses
- §1
- A header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.
- §1
- a headlong jump or fall
- §2
- (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
- §3
- a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
- §4
- 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
- §5
- brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
- §6
- horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
- §7
- a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about