stet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”).

noun

  1. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
    And my copyeditors at HarperCollins want me to use the word “commodified” exclusively, since it’s the only one in Websters. But I see the words as very different, and have issued a big STET on that one. 2005, Douglas Rushkoff, "Commodified vs. Commoditized", 2005-09-04

verb

  1. (transitive) To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was.
    Stet that colon.

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