What do you call an inverted 'V' used for inserting missing text in a sentence?
Question #27999. Asked by Dottie.
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir 21 year member
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If your talking about the inverted V above the '6' on a computer keyboard, then it is called a 'carat'
Feb 11 2003, 8:43 PM
Friar Tuck
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Friar Tuck
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A slight variation to that is given in my Reverse Dictionary which has a section on Printing Terms. A 'caret' is an arrow head mark indicating to the typesetter where material is to be inserted.
