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caret Definition

caret (karit, ker-)

noun

a mark (‸) used in writing or in correcting proof, to show where something is to be inserted

Etymology: L, there is lacking, 3d pers. sing. of carere, to lack

caret Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • move: Move the caret to the line containing the divide statement displayed in the Source Window.
  • use: Some screen readers or screen magnifiers use the system caret to determine which area of the screen to read or magnify.
  • get: Similarly, all years from 10 ** 56 to 10 ** 82 get one more caret.
  • install: The UI will install a default caret unless a customized caret has been set.
  • follow: Control characters are displayed as a caret followed by the character, for example as ^C.

Adjective modifier

  • weak: Shape [ ] getCaretShapes ( int offset ) Returns two paths corresponding to the strong and weak caret.
  • strong: The hit is to the right of the strong caret at the specified offset, as determined by the default policy.

Modifies a noun

  • position: The caret position also cannot be set to less than zero, the beginning of the component's text.
  • location: Sets and queries the caret location for the display of the specified Tk window window.
  • gold: The set is made of pure 23 caret gold.
  • operator: The automorphisms act on the domain by the caret operator ^ .
  • wing: In combination with a delta platform, that produced the so-called caret wing, still commemorated in ASTRA's logo.
  • character: You get superscripted text by enclosing it into caret characters, and subscripts have to be embedded into double commas.

Noun used with modifier

  • insertion: Parameters: position - the position of the text insertion caret.
  • text: Parameters: position - the position of the text insertion caret.
  • system: Some screen readers or screen magnifiers use the system caret to determine which area of the screen to read or magnify.
  • input: The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes.

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