The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
          [1913 Webster]

   3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling
      staff.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever
      to show its position, or for use as a signal.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting
      of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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

   8. 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.
      [PJC]

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

   10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.
       [PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

target
    n 1: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
         [syn: target, mark]
    2: 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" [syn: prey, quarry,
       target, fair game]
    3: the location of the target that is to be hit [syn: target,
       target area]
    4: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a
       marksman or archer to aim at [syn: target, butt]
    5: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be
       attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her
       children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target]
    v 1: 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" [syn: target, aim,
         place, direct, point]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

77 Moby Thesaurus words for "target":
   aim, alpha decay, atom-chipping, atom-smashing,
   atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay,
   bombardment, breeding, bullet, butt, by-end, by-purpose, byword,
   byword of reproach, chain reaction, cleavage, derision,
   destination, disintegration series, dissociation, dupe, duty, end,
   end in view, exchange reaction, fair game, fall guy, figure of fun,
   final cause, fission, fission reaction, fool, function, game,
   gamma decay, gazingstock, goal, goat, ionization, jest,
   jestingstock, joke, laughingstock, mark, mockery, monkey,
   neutron reaction, nonreversible reaction, nuclear fission,
   nucleization, object, object in mind, objective,
   photodisintegration, prey, proton gun, proton reaction, purpose,
   pursuit, quarry, quintain, reason for being, reversible reaction,
   scapegoat, sitting duck, splitting the atom, stimulation, stock,
   teleology, thermonuclear reaction, toy, ultimate aim, use, victim,
   whipping boy



V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

TARGET
       Thrustmaster Advanced pRogramming Graphical EdiTor, T.A.R.G.E.T


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

SCSI target
target

    A SCSI device that executes a command from a
   SCSI initiator to perform some task.  Typically the target
   is a SCSI peripheral device but the host adapter can also be
   a target.

   (1999-02-10)


Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

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").