What is the meaning of Target?

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.

An object of criticism or ridicule.

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

A kind of shield:

  1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
  2. A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
  3. A bearing representing a buckler.

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.

A bearing representing a buckler.

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

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.

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

A tassel or pendant.

A shred; a tatter.

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

To aim for as an audience or demographic.

To produce code suitable for.

target

target: a goal or objective.

target (goal, objective)

Source: wiktionary.org