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,
Postcode23rd 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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About.com refers to this as the Reference Line:-
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/letters/l/bl_mblock_p.htm
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