caret
noun
car·et ˈker-ət 
ˈka-rət
: a wedge-shaped mark made on written or printed matter to indicate the place where something is to be inserted
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Latin, there is lacking, from carēre to lack, be without
First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined above