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

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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

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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

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