What is "stetting"

Stet \Stet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stetting.] (Print.) To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.

vb. (present participle of stet English)

1. v. printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion

2. printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

3. [also: stetting, stetted]

See stet