caret
A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be…A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
Meaning
6 sensesA mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
Einschaltungszeichen, Zirkumflex, Dach
An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
(nonstandard)A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
(nonstandard)A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
(archaic)A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative forFrom the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“to lack”).
Borrowed from French caret.
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