Synonyms

caret

American

[kar-it] / ˈkær ɪt /

noun

a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.

caret British

/ ˈkærɪt /

noun

a symbol ( ) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted

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Etymology

Origin of caret

1700–10; < Latin caret (there) is lacking or wanting, 3rd person singular present indicative of carēre to be without

Example Sentences

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Kuhn, M. Building predictive models in R using the caret package.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

"I'm not geared up for getting thrown out on the red caret like Jake is," Bauman said, "I'm like 'What do I do?'"

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2017

I used a little caret to insert my changes: True or False?

From Slate • May 26, 2015

You can get rid of carets by selecting the text, Ctrl+F to use the Find and Replace command to find a caret and replace all of them with nothing.

From Inc • Jun. 14, 2010

And if they did, why should they caret They never knew my sons.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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