: What are the 'header' lines/meta information in a formal letter called? When writing a letter there is often meta information about the correspondence before the actual content of the letter. For example, in bold below:-

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What are the 'header' lines/meta information in a formal letter called?
When writing a letter there is often meta information about the correspondence before the actual content of the letter. For example, in bold below:-

Address,Town,City,Postcode

23rd July 2012

RE: Letter received 1st July 2012 Reference: [some ref]

Dear Mr Smith,

... Content here .........

What is this section called?

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