What does "stet" mean?
Stet: Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.
Additional senses
- 2.To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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