caret

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 [ˈkærɪt]

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a symbol (‸) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted

[from Latin, literally: there is missing, from carēre to lack]

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"

Translations

caret [ˈkærət] N → signo m de intercalación

caret

n (Typ) → Einschaltungszeichen nt; (on ruler) → Caret-Zeichen nt