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English Dictionary: Target	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
target n a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" Synonym(s): target, mark a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" Synonym(s): prey, quarry, target, fair game the location of the target that is to be hit Synonym(s): target, target area sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at Synonym(s): target, butt the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" Synonym(s): aim, object, objective, target v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" Synonym(s): target, aim, place, direct, point
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Target \Tar"get\, n. 1. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.] 2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Target \Tar"get\, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.] 1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. 2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target. 3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. 4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
target {SCSI target}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Target (1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by "javelin." The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin"); Job 39:23 (A.V., "shield;" R.V., "javelin"); 41:29 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin").