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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?
I'd call it "Reference" or "Subject."
About.com refers to this as the Reference Line:-
