noun

• A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
• An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩.
• (graphical user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar and usually called a cursor, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
• (nonstandard) A circumflex ⟨ ˆ ⟩.
• (nonstandard) A háček ⟨ ˇ ⟩.
• (archaic) A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata).