caret
The origin and history of caret.
Etymology
Caret comes from the Latin word caret, meaning 'it lacks', the form of the verb careo, to lack, used because the mark shows where something is missing from the text.
The origin and history of caret.
Caret comes from the Latin word caret, meaning 'it lacks', the form of the verb careo, to lack, used because the mark shows where something is missing from the text.
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