caret

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Third-person active indicative present form of Latin careo (“‘I lack’”).

[edit] Noun

caret (plural carets)

1. A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is to be inserted in the place marked by the caret.
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.