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Definition of Caret
1. Noun. A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text.
Definition of Caret
1. 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.
2. n. The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.
Definition of Caret
1. Noun. A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is to be inserted in the place marked by the caret. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
3. Noun. (non-standard) = (há?ek) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caret
1. a proofreaders' symbol [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caret
Literary usage of Caret
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Mechanics of Writing by Raymond Woodbury Pence (1921)
"The caret Omission. 92. Use the caret at the point at which an omission occurs.
Write the part omitted just above the caret, or else write it in the margin ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"But if the positive pole alone be introduced as before mentioned, the statistics
shall be wonderful in caret. ..."
3. An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language by Lindley Murray (1808)
"OF THE APOSTROPHE, caret, &c. THERE are other characters, ... 1 A caret, marked
thus -, is placed where some word happens to be left out in writing, ..."
4. An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language by Lindley Murray (1824)
"APOSTROPHE, caret, &c. THERE are other characters, which are frequently made use
of in composition, and which may be explained in this place, viz. ..."
5. A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric: A Text-book for Schools and Colleges by John Seely Hart (1892)
"APOSTROPHE, HYPHEN, caret, ETC. Note. The other marks used in composition are
cither so purely grammatical, or they relate so much more to printing than to ..."
6. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"caret SOMETHING wanting in this world— What is it? To each and all Different
desires come, Tides of longing rise and fall. Hopes of youth still unfulfilled, ..."
7. The Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric by Lucy A. Chittenden (1891)
"If a letter, word, or expression is omitted, place a caret where the omission
occurs, and interline the omitted part: as — with- The old walls were hung ..."
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