caret

English

Etymology

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

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.

Derived terms

• inverted caret

Translations

symbol

Portuguese: acento circunflexo (pt) m.

Turkish: düzeltme imi (tr)

Anagrams

• cater
• crate
• react
• recta
• trace

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Latin

Verb

caret

1. third-person singular present active indicative of careō
   1. "he (she, it) lacks, he (she, it) is without"
   2. "he (she, it) is separated from"
   3. "he (she, it) is deprived of"