Stet 2795786 220661913 2008-06-20T23:16:20Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{otheruses}} '''''Stet''''' is a Latin word (meaning "let it stand") used by [[proofreading|proofreaders]] to instruct the writer to disregard a change the editor had previously marked.<ref name="dictionary">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stet stet.] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 01 Oct. 2007.</ref> This convention is usually marked by writing and circling the word ''stet'' above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots.<ref name="dictionary" /> Stet is also sometimes used as a verb, e.g., "Stet that colon."<ref name="dictionary" /> <references /> [[Category:Copy editing]] {{literature-stub}}