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单词 caret
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caret


caret

a writer’s and a proofreader’s mark: A caret is a symbol that is used to indicate where material is to be inserted in a document.
Not to be confused with:carat – the weight of precious stones, especially diamonds: The stone in her engagement ring was over two carats.karat – proportion of pure gold used with an alloy: Her earrings were made of 24 karat gold.

car·et

C0111400 (kăr′ĭt)n. A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where something is to be inserted in a line of printed or written matter.
[Latin, there is lacking, third person sing. present tense of carēre, to lack; see kes- in Indo-European roots.]

caret

(ˈkærɪt) n (Journalism & Publishing) a symbol (⁁) used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted[C17: from Latin, literally: there is missing, from carēre to lack]

car•et

(ˈkær ɪt)

n. a mark (^) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted. [1700–10; < Latin caret (there) is lacking or wanting]
Thesaurus
Noun1.caret - a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a textmark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
Translations

caret


caret

[′kar·ət] (graphic arts) A printed or written character having the form of an inverted V.

caret

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Common: hat; control; uparrow; caret; ITU-T: circumflex.Rare: chevron; INTERCAL: shark (or shark-fin); to the ("tothe power of"); fang; pointer (in Pascal).

caret

(1) A vertical, flashing bar used as a pointer for entering text. See caret browsing.

(2) The small up-facing arrow on the "6" key (shift-6) on a typewriter keyboard. Also called a "hat," it is used as a symbol for several different operations. The mathematical expression 2^12 means 2 to the 12th power. It is also used as an exclusive OR operator (see XOR), and it is sometimes found as a symbol for the Control key; for example, ^Y means Ctrl-Y.


The Caret
Sitting like a hat on the "6" key, the caret has become a multi-purpose symbol.








The Control Key
This screen shot from WordStar, a popular word processor in the 1980s, shows the command menu at the top. All commands were initiated by holding down the Control key, which was symbolized by the caret (^).

CARET


Beta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. A multicentre prevention trial of a large cohort of persons—18,300 men and women—at increased risk of developing lung cancer, who took beta carotene and vitamin A supplements
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CARET


AcronymDefinition
CARETBeta Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
CARETCentre for Applied Research in Educational Technologies (Cambridge University, UK)
CARETCouncil for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (national grassroots organization)
CARETCommercial Applications Research for Extra-Terrestrial Technology (fictitious unidentified flying object research group)
CARETCenter for Advanced Research of Energy Technology (est. 1994; Japan)
CARETCenter for Agrarian Reform, Empowerment and Transformation (Philippines)

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noun a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

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