Footer vs. Header

By Jaxson

  • Footer (noun)

    A footgoer; pedestrian

  • Footer (noun)

    A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 12).

  • Footer (noun)

    something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension – such as a six-footer.

  • Footer (noun)

    someone who has a preference for a certain foot – such as right-footer/left-footer

  • Footer (noun)

    Football / soccer.

  • Footer (verb)

    To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

  • Header (noun)

    The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.

    “If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.”

  • Header (noun)

    titling or summarizing it.

    “Your header is too long; “Local Cannibals” will suffice.”

  • Header (noun)

    Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.

    “That column should have the header “payment status”.”

  • Header (noun)

    A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.

    “Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language.”

  • Header (noun)

    The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.

    “The header includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry.”

  • Header (noun)

    clipping of header file

  • Header (noun)

    the first part of a packet, often containing its address and descriptors

    “The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.”

  • Header (noun)

    A brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall or within the brickwork with the short side showing; compare stretcher.

    “This wall has four header courses.”

  • Header (noun)

    A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening.

  • Header (noun)

    A machine that separates and gathers the heads of grain etc.

    “They fed the bale into the header.”

  • Header (noun)

    The act of hitting the ball with the head.

    “His header for the goal followed a perfect corner kick.”

  • Header (noun)

    Someone who heads the ball

  • Header (noun)

    A headlong fall or jump.

    “The clown tripped over the other clown and took a header.”

  • Header (noun)

    A raised tank that supplies water at constant pressure, especially to a central heating and hot water system.

  • Header (noun)

    A pipe which connects several smaller pipes.

    “Common practice is to use plastic pipes with iron headers.””

  • Header (noun)

    The rodeo performer who drives the steer toward the heeler to be tied.

  • Header (verb)

    To strike (a ball) with one’s head.

Wiktionary
  • Header (noun)

    a shot or pass made with the head.

  • Header (noun)

    a headlong fall or dive.

  • Header (noun)

    a brick or stone laid at right angles to the face of a wall.

  • Header (noun)

    a line or block of text appearing at the top of each page of a book or document.

  • Header (noun)

    the part of an email before the message, containing information such as the subject and sender.

    “every email message needs a header indicating the sender’s identity and address”

  • Header (noun)

    a raised tank of water maintaining pressure in a plumbing system.

  • Header (noun)

    a person who ropes a steer by its head (as opposed to its heels), especially in a team-roping rodeo event

    “the steer ran straight and the header made a good catch”

  • Header (noun)

    a mad or foolish person.

Oxford Dictionary

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