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Webster 1913 Edition

Stet

Stet

(stĕt)
,
L.,
s
ubj.
3d p
ers.
s
ing.
of
stare
to stand, remain.
[See
Stand
.]
(Print.)
Let it stand; – a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.

Stet

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stetted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Stetting
.]
(Print.)
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
.

Definition 2024

stet

stet

English

Noun

stet ‎(plural stets)

  1. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
    • 2005, Douglas Rushkoff, "Commodified vs. Commoditized", 2005-09-04:[1]
      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.

Usage notes

Usually used 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.

Verb

stet ‎(third-person singular simple present stets, present participle stetting, simple past and past participle stetted)

  1. The act of marking previously edited material "stet" to indicate that something previously marked for change should remain as is.
    Stet that colon.

See also

Anagrams

References

  1. ↑ Rushkoff, Douglas (2005-09-04), “Commodified vs. Commoditized”, in (Please provide the title of the work), retrieved 2008-07-21

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃteːt/

Adjective

stet ‎(not comparable)

  1. steady
  2. constant, continuous
  3. perpetual

Declension

Latin

Verb

stet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of stō

Related terms

Etymology

From the Latin stet ‎(“let it stand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛt/

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