English Dictionary

caret

/ˈkæɹ.ɪt/

noun

A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.

The caret is used to indicate a point of interest or insertion in a document.

意味（1）

A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.

意味（2）

(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.

意味（3）

(nonstandard) A circumflex, ⟨ ＾ ⟩.

意味（4）

(nonstandard) A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩.

[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.