Caret Definition
kărĭt
noun
A mark (‸) used in writing or in correcting proof, to show where something is to be inserted.
Webster's New World
(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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(nonstandard) A háček.
Wiktionary
A kind of turtle, the hawksbill.
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Other Word Forms of Caret
Noun
Singular:
caret
Plural:
caretsOrigin of Caret
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Latin there is lacking third person sing. present tense of carēre to lack kes- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin caret (“it lacks”), the third-person singular present active indicative form of careō (“I lack”).
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