header
(hed' ur) n.
1. one or several records at the beginning of a file, containing general or identifying information about the data in the file. Also, header record.
2. heading.
3. the beginning part of a markup file, containing general information about the document.
heading
(hed' ing) n.
identifying text at the top of a table, column, page, etc.
HELP
Entry type. AF entry that displays text.
HELPLOC
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.
hertz
(hurts') n.
a unit of frequency equal to one repetition or cycle per second.
Abbr. Hz.
Hewlett-Packard
n.
an electronics and computer equipment manufacturer based in Palo Alto, California.
Abbr. HP.
hex
(heks') adj. Informal.
hexadecimal.
HEX
Format. Hexadecimal. Ref: PSPPR:Formats:Numeric Formats. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Numeric Fields. SLRD:Formats.
Informat. Hexadecimal. Ref: PSPPR:Informats:Numeric Informats. PSPL:Informats and Formats:Numeric Fields. SLRD:Informats.
hexadecimal
(heks' u de' si mul) adj.
1. using a base sixteen number system; using sixteen digits, usually written as 0-9 and A-F, to represent numbers.
2. using two hexadecimal digits to represent each byte of data. This approach is often used when it is necessary to write binary data using text characters.