caret

Bedeutung

1. A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
2. An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
3. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
4. A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
5. A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/

Etymologie

From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“I lack”).