caret

Meaning

Noun

  • A mark ⟨  ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
  • An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor.
  • A circumflex, ⟨ ^ ⟩.
  • A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
  • A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).

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Origin

  • From the Latin caret ("it lacks"), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō.
  • French caret

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