caret

Meaning

  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 ⟩.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/
Etymology

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

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