The difference between Footer and Header
When used as nouns, footer means a footgoer, whereas header means the upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
When used as verbs, footer means to meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful, whereas header means to strike (a ball) with one's head.
check bellow for the other definitions of Footer and Header
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Footer as a noun (archaic):
A footgoer; pedestrian
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Footer as a noun (computing):
A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 12).
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Footer as a noun (in combination):
something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension - such as a six-footer.
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Footer as a noun (in combination):
someone who has a preference for a certain foot - such as right-footer/left-footer
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Footer as a noun (chiefly, British, slang):
Football / soccer.
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Footer as a verb (Ireland, &, Scotland, slang):
To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.
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Header as a noun:
The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.
Examples:
"If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page."
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Header as a noun:
Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.
Examples:
"Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice."
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Header as a noun:
Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.
Examples:
"That column should have the header "payment status"."
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Header as a noun (informal):
A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.
Examples:
"Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language."
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Header as a noun (computing):
The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.
Examples:
"The header includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry."
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Header as a noun (programming):
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Header as a noun (networking):
the first part of a packet, often containing its address and descriptors
Examples:
"The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet."
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Header as a noun:
A brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall or within the brickwork with the short side showing; compare stretcher.
Examples:
"This wall has four header courses."
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Header as a noun:
A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening.
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Header as a noun:
A machine that separates and gathers the heads of grain etc.
Examples:
"They fed the bale into the header."
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Header as a noun (soccer):
The act of hitting the ball with the head.
Examples:
"His header for the goal followed a perfect corner kick."
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Header as a noun (soccer):
Someone who heads the ball
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Header as a noun:
A headlong fall or jump.
Examples:
"The clown tripped over the other clown and took a header."
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Header as a noun:
A raised tank that supplies water at constant pressure, especially to a central heating and hot water system.
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Header as a noun:
A pipe which connects several smaller pipes.
Examples:
"Common practice is to use plastic pipes with iron headers."
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Header as a noun:
The rodeo performer who drives the steer toward the heeler to be tied.
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Header as a verb (sports, transitive):
To strike (a ball) with one's head.