Target vs. Targetting

An object, such as a padded disk with a marked surface, that is shot at to test accuracy in rifle or archery practice.

(uncommon) targeting

Something aimed or fired at.

An object of criticism or verbal attack.

One to be influenced or changed by an action or event

A desired goal

A railroad signal that indicates the position of a switch by its color, position, and shape.

The sliding sight on a surveyor's leveling rod.

A small round shield.

A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.

(Biochemistry) A molecule or molecular structure, such as a protein or a nucleic acid, that a drug or other compound interacts with and modulates the activity of.

To aim at or identify as a target

To identify or treat as the object of action, criticism, or change

To design for or direct toward a specific object or audience

(Biochemistry) To interact with as a 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 small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.

(heraldry) A bearing representing a buckler.

(sports) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.

(surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

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

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

(linguistics) The tenor of a metaphor.

(translation studies) 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.

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

To aim for as an audience or demographic.

To produce code suitable for.

A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

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

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.

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

A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter.

A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.

A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of X-rays.

Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam, an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic particles is aimed.

A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.

A reference point to shoot at;

A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence;

The location of the target that is to be hit

Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable);

Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;