message header

US: /ˈmesɪdʒ ˌhedɚ/

Definition

Definition of message header - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

leading part of a digital message containing routing and descriptive information

TECH.

The email's message header showed that it came from an unknown server.
The spam filter examined the message header for suspicious domains.
Developers added a timestamp field to the message header for debugging purposes.

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Expressions with message

mixed message

communication that is contradictory or unclear

She received a mixed message about the meeting time.

get a message across

successfully communicate information to others

She struggled to get a message across to the students.

get the message

receive a communication

Did you get the message I sent yesterday?

go off message

say something different from the planned or agreed message

The candidate went off message during the interview.

message in a bottle

way to send a message without knowing the recipient

Sending an email to the wrong address is like a message in a bottle.

medium is the message

exp.

the way information is delivered shapes its meaning

In media studies, medium is the message is a key concept.

Expressions with header

take a header

fall headfirst suddenly and unexpectedly

He took a header off the skateboard.

red-header

person with red hair

My friend is a red-header with bright curls.

page header

top part of a page that shows title or other key information

She added the company logo to the page header of the report.

column header

label at the top of a column describing the data below

Click the column header to sort the list alphabetically.

diving header

soccer move where player heads ball while diving forward

He scored a spectacular goal with a diving header..

header tank

tank holds water for a system

The header tank supplies water to the heating system.

header file

file in programming that holds shared declarations for automatic inclusion elsewhere

The library provides a header file with all the necessary function declarations.

Terms with message header included in their meaning

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subject line

communication

short text in a message header that quickly shows what it is about

View all translations of message header

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French:en-tête de message, ...
German:Nachrichtenkopf, ...
Italian:intestazione del messaggio, ...
Spanish:encabezado del mensaje, ...
Portuguese:cabeçalho da mensagem, ...
Chinese:消息头, ...
Japanese:メッセージヘッダー, ...
Arabic:رَأْسُ الرِّسالَة, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹתֶרֶת הוֹדָעָה, ...
Russian:заголовок сообщения, ...
Ukrainian:заголовок повідомлення, ...
Hindi:मैसेज हेडर, ...
Bengali:মেসেজ হেডার, ...
Catalan:capçalera del missatge, ...
Czech:hlavička zprávy, ...
Danish:meddelelsesheader, ...
Dutch:berichtkop, ...
Greek:κεφαλίδα μηνύματος, ...
Hungarian:üzenetfejléc, ...
Khmer:ក្បាលសារ, ...
Korean:메시지 헤더, ...
Persian:سرآیند پیام, ...
Polish:nagłówek wiadomości, ...
Portuguese (BR):cabeçalho da mensagem, ...
Romanian:antet de mesaj, ...
Swedish:meddelanderubrik, ...
Thai:ส่วนหัวของข้อความ, ...
Turkish:mesaj başlığı, ...
Vietnamese:tiêu đề thông điệp, ...

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