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English

Etymology

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

Noun

Singular caret

Plural carets

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.

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