Stet

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For the novel by James Chapman, see Stet (novel); for the GPLv3 comment software see stet (software).

Stet is a Latin word (meaning "let it stand") used by proofreaders to instruct the writer to disregard a change the editor had previously marked.

It is usually marked by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Thus, text which had first been marked for deletion with a strikethrough and then stetted might look like this.

Occasionally OK or "✓" may be used in place of stet, as they are easier to understand for those not familiar with the Latin word. Stet is also sometimes used as a verb, e.g., "Stet that colon!"