1. to direct that a marked correction or deletion be ignored and the original text be retained
Usage: printing; editing

1. a direction to ignore a marked correction and retain the original text
Usage: printing; editing

Examples

• The editor wrote ‘stet’ in the margin to keep the original wording.
• After reviewing the changes, she decided to stet the author’s original phrase.
• The proofreader marked several corrections but added a stet for the disputed word.
• When in doubt about the revision, the publisher chose to stet the text.
• The manuscript showed multiple stets where editors had reversed their decisions.
• He wrote ‘stet’ next to the crossed-out sentence to restore it.