<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) stet·ted, stet·ting.</li><li>Let it stand (used imperatively as a direction on a printer's proof, manuscript, or the like, to retain material previously cancelled, usually accompanied by a row of dots under or beside the material).</li><li>To mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.</li></ul>