targets
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Noun
targets 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.“Take careful aim at the target.”
- A goal or objective.“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
targets verb
- To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
- To aim for as an audience or demographic.“The advertising campaign targeted older women.”
- To produce code suitable for.“This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.”
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