email header

[/ˈiːmeɪl ˈhedər/]
nounpl: email headers
cabeçalho de email
1. The section of an email message that contains metadata such as sender, recipient, subject line, date, and routing information, appearing before the body of the message
The email header shows that the message was sent from john@company.com on March 15th at 2:30 PM.
O cabeçalho do email mostra que a mensagem foi enviada de john@company.com em 15 de março às 14h30.
2. Technical information in an email that includes fields like 'From', 'To', 'Subject', 'Date', 'CC', 'BCC', and 'Received' used for email routing and identification
To verify the sender's identity, you should check the email header for authentication records.
Para verificar a identidade do remetente, você deve verificar o cabeçalho do email quanto a registros de autenticação.
In both Brazilian and American contexts, understanding email headers is important for IT professionals and business users to identify spam, verify authenticity, and troubleshoot email delivery issues. The term is widely used in technical support and cybersecurity discussions.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
message headeremail metadataheader information
Antonyms / Antônimos
email bodymessage body

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cabeçalho de email
Standard term used in Brazil for the header section of an email message
Portugal
cabeçalho de correio eletrônico
More formal Portuguese variant, though cabeçalho de email is also widely understood
Technical contexts
header
English term 'header' is often used directly in technical documentation and IT circles in Brazil

Related Words

email bodysubject linesenderrecipientSMTPauthenticationemail clientmessage metadata

Related Idioms & Phrases

check the email header
inspect the full header
view email headers
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