caret
/ˈkæɹ.ət/ · noun
Meaning
- A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
- An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor.
- A circumflex, ⟨ ＾ ⟩.
- A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
- A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
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