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'''''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" />
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