n. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor.
n. A háček.
n. A kind of turtle, the hawksbill.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, which belongs in the place marked by the caret.
n. The hawkbill turtle. See hawkbill.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A mark (∧) used in writing, in correcting printers' proofs, etc., to indicate the proper place of something that is interlined or written in the margin.
n. A name of the hawkbill sea-turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata.
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n. a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text
Word Usage
"A caret is a proofreader's symbol, indicating where words or letters are to be inserted."