caret
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[edit] Etymology
Third-person active indicative present form of Latin careo (“I lack”).
[edit] Noun
caret (plural carets)
- A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is to be inserted in the place marked by the caret.
- (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.
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[edit] Verb
caret
- third-person singular present active indicative of careō
- "he (she, it) lacks, he (she, it) is without"
- "he (she, it) is separated from"
- "he (she, it) is deprived of"