caret Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

WordNet

Ca"ret noun
Etymology
L. caret there is wanting, fr. carere to want.
Definitions
  1. 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.
Ca`ret" noun
Etymology
F., a species of tortoise.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Webster 1913