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running head

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running title

n
(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing a heading printed at the top of every page or every other page of a book
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run′ning head`


n.
a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usu. repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
[1830–40]
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Noun1.running head - a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
header, heading, head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
running title - the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics"
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Translations

running head

n (Typ, Word processing) → testata, titolo corrente
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References in periodicals archive ?
One drawback to this collection is that the volume has no titles in the running heads and no separation between stories other than a line break.
Other learning features include key points, troubleshooting tips, a glossary, and topic-specific running heads on odd-numbered pages to make finding specific information easier.
The notes are grouped together at the back, where there are no running heads to identify the chapters to which the notes belong.