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caret

car·et [ kárrət ] (plural car·ets)


noun 
Definition:
 
mark to show missing text: a mark made on printed or manuscript material to show where something such as a letter or word should be inserted

[Late 17th century. < Latin caret "there is lacking," form of carere "to lack"]
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