caret

noun

1. A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
2. An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
3. An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
4. (nonstandard)A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
5. (nonstandard)A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.

   “[…] the more conventional semivocalic j and the caret (ˇ) respectively.”

   “The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound. The caret (ˇ) is also used over the vowel e (See Pronunciation II, b, p, v).”

   “In contemporary Czech, the “hook” or caret is no longer in use for lower-case t and d when the latter are palatal; instead, an apostrophe is used (t’, d’) This development is clearly connected with the practical difficulty encountered in printing a caret over letter stems that are too thin.”

6. (archaic)A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).