What is the meaning of Caret?

A mark ⟨  ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.

An exponentiation symbol or operator⟩.

An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.

A circumflex ˆ ⟩.

A háček ˇ ⟩.

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

loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)

hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

spool, reel

yarn (thread of a rope)

carex, sedge

caret (symbol)

third-person singular present active indicative of careō

hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, a sea turtle)

second-person singular conditional colloquial of caru

Source: wiktionary.org