Caret

Quick meaning: Caret is a noun meaning A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.

Meaning

A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.

More Meanings

1. An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
2. (nonstandard) A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
3. (nonstandard) A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
4. (user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
5. (archaic) A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).

Example Sentences

[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.

The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v).

In contemporary Czech, the “hook” or caret is no longer in use for lower-case t and d when the latter are palatal; instead, an apostrophe is used (t’, d’) This development is clearly connected with the practical difficulty encountered in printing a caret over letter stems that are too thin.

Word Forms

• carets

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catchmark, stet, cursor, catchline, pause, marker.

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