| Subject | English | German |
| IT | block header | Kopf des Blocks |
| gen. | block header | Kopf |
| IT | block header | Blockkopf |
| microel. | block header | Blockvorsatz (deskriptive Daten am Anfang eines Blocks) |
| stat., IT | block header record | Straßenverzeichnis |
| polygr. | header block | Dateiblock am Anfang |
| comp., MS | header block | Headerblock (In SOAP, an element placed in the Header element and which contains control information. For example, information that influences payload processing, such as a credentials element that helps control access to the operation) |
| construct. | header block | Betonblockstein mit Öffnung |
| construct. | header block | Betonblock mit Öffnung |