packet header - meaning and definition. What is packet header
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What (who) is packet header - definition

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF A BLOCK OF DATA BEING STORED OR TRANSMITTED
Packet header; Header (information technology); File header; Image header; Header fields

Header (computing)         
In information technology, header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted. In data transmission, the data following the header is sometimes called the payload or body.
IPv6 packet         
SMALLEST ENTITY OF DATA EXCHANGED USING THE INTERNET PROTOCOL OVER AN IPV6 NETWORK
IPv6 header; IPv6 Packet; IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option
An IPv6 packet is the smallest message entity exchanged using Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). Packets consist of control information for addressing and routing and a payload of user data.
Pin header         
  • 6x1 female socket header (one row)
  • jumper]] on a 4x1 male pin header
  • 5x2 shrouded header with one pin missing for [[USB]] connector expansion from an [[ATX]] motherboard
ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE ROWS OF MALE PINS
Pin header connector; Header connector; Shrouded header; Box header; Male box header; Male boxheader; Boxheader; Male shrouded header; Pinheader; Male pin header; Male pinheader; Female header; Shrouded rectangular header; Shrouded square header; Pin strip header; Jumper terminal; Jumper header; Single row header; Dual row header; Triple row header; Right-angled pin header; Straight pin header; Unshrouded pin header; Pin Header; DuPont connector
A pin header (or simply header) is a form of electrical connector. A male pin header consists of one or more rows of metal pins molded into a plastic base, often apart, though available in many spacings.

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Header (computing)

In information technology, header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted. In data transmission, the data following the header is sometimes called the payload or body.

It is vital that header composition follows a clear and unambiguous specification or format, to allow for parsing.