General header is an outdated term used to refer to an HTTP header that can be used in both request and response messages, but which doesn't apply to the content itself (a header that applied to the content was called an entity header). Depending on the context they are used in, general headers might either be response or request headers (e.g. Cache-Control).... Help improve MDN Was this page helpful to you? Yes No Learn...Learn how to contribute . This page was last modified on Jul 25,...