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Definition caret

Etymology 1

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

Noun

caret (plural carets)

1. A mark ? ? ? used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
2. (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.
3. (nonstandard) A circumflex, ? ? ?.
4. (nonstandard) A há?ek, ? ? ?.