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car·et  (krt)

n.

A proofreading symbol () used to indicate where something is to be inserted in a line of printed or written matter.

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[Latin, there is lacking, third person sing. present tense of carre, to lack; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]

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caret [kar-ret]

Noun

a symbol (^) indicating a place in written or printed matter where something is to be inserted [Latin: there is missing]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caret - a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"