Heading

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Heading can refer to:

• Heading (metalworking), a process which incorporates the extruding and upsetting processes
• Heading (navigation), the direction a person or vehicle is facing, usually similar to its course
• Aircraft heading, the direction that the aircraft's nose is pointing
• Double-heading, the use of two locomotives at the front of a train
• Subject heading, an integral part of bibliographic control
• Headline, text at the top of a newspaper article
• Heading off, especially with regard to livestock, sports or military action, circling around to prevent livestock or opponents from fleeing. See New Zealand Heading Dog.
• Heading date, a parameter in barley cultivation
• Heading, part of a flag used to attach it to the halyard; see {{sectionlink|Flag|Hoisting the flag}}.