stet

IPA: stˈɛt

A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.

Examples of "stet" in Sentences

Commas, copyedited manuscripts, and the lesser god "stet"
For those of you not writers, to "stet" a mark is to say "Let it stand" as it was.
Where I couldn't, I allowed myself a rant and then made sure to change it to a simple "stet" or "OK" on my next pass through.
Usually, the writer is supposed to check those corrections and accept them or "stet" them in far fewer days than feels possible.
I am just wondering if the stet is the same in Chicago about there auto insurance where they required a liability coverage for the drivers auto insurance.
You can "stet" any change they make (stet tells whoever is entering the corrections to ignore that change), or make changes on top of the copyeditor's changes.
If an author and I disagree on something, and if I've put all my arguments and he still prefers to "stet", I can remind myself that it's his book, and his name will end up on the cover.
She can write "stet" as well as I can ( "stet" is a proofreaders mark, Latin for "let it stand," and when one wishes to disregard a copyeditor's mark, one writes "stet" in the margin of the page.
Those friends love to hear valuable editing suggestions - even when the suggestions are in the form of implemented edits that the author can undo or mark "stet" - especially because they recognize that an author may have a hard time seeing flaws in his work.