target
Pronunciation:
/tɑːɡɪt//ˈtɑɹɡɪt/noun
Definitions
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
Example: Take careful aim at the target.
A goal or objective.
Example: They have a target to finish the project by November.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
verb
Definitions
To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
To aim for as an audience or demographic.
Example: The advertising campaign targeted older women.
To produce code suitable for.
Example: This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.