caret

noun

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