CARET
caret
(noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
caret (plural carets)
A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
(graphical user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor.
(non-standard) A circumflex, ⟨ ^ ⟩.
(non-standard) A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
Hyponyms
• inverted caret
Etymology 2
Noun
caret (plural carets)
A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Anagrams
• Carte, Trace, acter, carte, cater, crate, creat, react, recta, reäct, trace
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"ret, n. Etym: [L. caret there is wanting, fr. carere to want.]
Definition: A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that
something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which
belongs in the place marked by the caret.
Ca`ret", n. Etym: [F., a species of tortoise.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition