caret
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noun \ˈker-ət, ˈka-rət\Definition of CARET
: a wedge-shaped mark made on written or printed matter to indicate the place where something is to be inserted
See Origin of CARET
Latin, there is lacking, from carēre to lack, be without
First Known Use: 1681
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