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Original · left

Header (page or soccer)

A text label printed along the top edge of a book page, or striking a soccer ball with one's forehead.

First in use: the 1800s
Duplicate · right

Header (computing)

Prepended metadata packaging a network packet or HTTP request, carrying authentication, content length, and encoding types.

First in use: the 1970s

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Soccer headers vs. HTTP headers.

Which meaning of Header is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Header (page or soccer) came first (the 1800s). Header (computing) arrived in the 1970s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1800s

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Duplicate · the 1970s

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