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Insertion symbol

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The term insertion symbol has more than one meaning,,

  • when using a cursor (user interface), it is (usually) a vertical bar indicating where text being typed will be inserted
  • a caret (proofreading) is a V-shaped grapheme, usually inverted and sometimes extended, used to indicate that additional material needs to be inserted at this point in the text.

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