How do you call in English

Imagine an XL table:

_ A B
X 1 2
Y 3 4

If "A" and "B" are called "headers" what do you call "X" and "Y"?

EDIT: thanks everyone, i ll go with "row headers" as opposed to "column headers"

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MrNesser@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 2y

A and B are column headers

X and Y are row labels

fubo@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y

A and B are column headers; X and Y are row headers.

HamsterRage@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 2y

"Row headers" seems wrong to me. Maybe "row labels"?

TheOtterITGuy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

I may be wrong but I believe A and B are column headers while X and Y are row headers

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

Depends on the context. I work with databases, so A and B are column headers and X and Y are either row numbers, or identifiers.

sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 2y

I'd call A and B "column headers" and X and Y "row headers"

Shakizi@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Hey OP, I know you already found your answer, but I was wondering what you call these in French? (Or whatever your native language is)

driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 3 pts · 2y

It can also be called index