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target

noun
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/UK/ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt/CA/ˈtɐː.ɡɪt/

Etymology

From Middle French targette, targuete, diminutive of targe (“light shield”), from Old French, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), akin to Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)), Spanish tarjeta (“card”).

  1. derived from *derǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from *targǭ✻
  3. derived from *targa✻
  4. derived from targette

Definitions

  1. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the…

    A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

    • Take careful aim at the target.

  2. A goal or objective.

    • They have a target to finish the project by November.

  3. An object of criticism or ridicule.

  4. ›+ 17 more definitions

    1. A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.

    2. A kind of shield

      A kind of shield:

      • These four came all afront, and mainly thrust at me. I made me no more ado but took all their seven points in my target, thus.

    3. The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.

      • He made a good target.

    4. The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

    5. A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a…

      A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

    6. the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in…

      the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win

    7. The tenor of a metaphor.

    8. The codomain of a function

      The codomain of a function; the object at which a morphism points.

      • Coordinate term: source

    9. The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.

      • Do you charge by source or target?

    10. A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to…

      A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

      • Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued.

    11. A thin cut

      A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.

    12. A tassel or pendant.

    13. A shred

      A shred; a tatter.

    14. A system or platform for which software is developed.

    15. To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

    16. To aim for as an audience or demographic.

      • The advertising campaign targeted older women.

    17. To produce code suitable for.

      • This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at target. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01target02test03refinement04high-class05recognized06recognize07valid08correct09accurate

A definitional loop anchored at target. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at target

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA