Header
nounid
2714·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.
polysemous
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Classifications
Entity Type
Data0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- synonym
- copecopingheadheadinglintel
- plural
- Headers
- possessive
- Header's
- pluralpossessive
- Headers'
Framework definitions
- §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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A header is the extra information in a packet that is needed for the protocol stack to process the packet.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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