Definition of "target"
- noun
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
A goal or objective.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
The number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win.
The tenor of a metaphor.
The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
- verb
To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
To aim for as an audience or demographic.
To produce code suitable for.
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