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caret

ca·ret

UK/kəˈɹɛt/ US/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

Origin

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

Phrases

  • caret notation

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