Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To direct that a letter, word, or other matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained. Used in the imperative.
- v. To nullify (a correction or deletion) in printed matter.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Let it (that is, the original) stand: a proof-reader's order to cancel an alteration previously made by him. It is indicated by putting a line of dots under what is crossed out, and writing “stet” in the margin. Abbreviated st.
- To mark with the word “stet”; direct or cause to remain, after deletion, as printed; forbear to delete.
Wiktionary
- n. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain. This is usually marked by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Alternatively, a circled checkmark may be used in the margin.
- v. The act of marking previously edited material “stet” to indicate that something previously marked for change should remain as is.
GNU Webster's 1913
- Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.
- v. 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.
WordNet 3.0
- v. printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- v. printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
Etymologies
- Latin, third person sing. present subjunctive of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“For those of you not writers, to "stet" a mark is to say "Let it stand" as it was.”
“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.”
“Commas, copyedited manuscripts, and the lesser god "stet”
“Changing all of them causes exactly the situation you encountered --- evil authorial thoughts directed at the copyeditor and an overwhelming desire for a "stet" stamp.”
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the joy of copyediting
Words related to the profession as practiced in various publishing fields, from journals, magazines, and newspapers to books. Professional copyeditors (or "subeditors" if you drive on the left) are...
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Pop Latin
Commonly used Latin expressions
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Medical terms or linguistic terms?
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