For Target we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Biblical, Computer Hardware, Dream, Golf, Hunting, International Economics, Muscle Movement, Newton, Paranormal, Photography, SCSI, Science, Spy, Storage Media and Technology.

Target (Biblical)

Small, round shield; targe [I Kings 10.16; 2 Chronicles 9.15].

Target (Computer Hardware)

Any device that performs operations requested by initiators.

Target (Dream)

To dream of a target, foretells you will have some affair demanding your attention from other more pleasant ones. For a young woman to think she is a target, denotes her reputation is in danger through the envy of friendly associates.

Target (Golf)

Line An imaginary (often visualized) line drawn behind and through the ball to the point a player is aiming. If the player is planning to curve the ball, this point is the initial -- not the ultimate -- target. (Jack Nicklaus visualizes his target line before every shot).

Target (Hunting)

A National Forest's annual goals for accomplishment for natural resource programs. Targets represent the commitment the Forest Service has with Congress to accomplish the work Congress has funded, and are often used as a measure of the agency's performance.

Target (International Economics)

1. Any objective of economic policy.
2. The value of an economic variable that policy makers regard as ideal and use as the basis for setting policy. Contrasts with instrument.
3. The level of an exchange rate that guides exchange market intervention by a central bank or exchange stabilization fund.

Target (Muscle Movement)

The primary muscle intended for exercise.

Target (Newton)

The object being acted upon. Sometimes the target consists of multiple items, for example, when multiple items are selected from an overview for sending. Source: NPG

Target (Paranormal)

The object or event which the subject attempts to perceive (ESP tests) or influence (PK tests).

Target (Photography)

In the context of testing, the portion og the original to be scanned.

Target (SCSI)

A SCSI device that executes a command from an initiator to perform a task. Typically a SCSI peripheral device is the target but a host adapter may, in some cases, be a target.

Target (Science)

Molecules in the body that may be addressed by drugs to produce a therapeutic effect.

Target (Spy)

The victim of surveillance, the subject.

Target (Storage Media)

A SCSI device that performs an operation requested by an initiator.

Target (Technology)

Loosely, the objective of a computer command or operation. Examples are a computer that is to run a program translated for its use, a "foreign" language (for another computer) into which a program is to be translated, or a group of people for whom a particular product is designed. In MS-DOS usage, the target is often the disk referred to by prompts in a copy operation (for example, "insert target diskette"). In terms of the SCSI (small computer system interface) connection, the target is the device that receives commands. See also SCSI, target computer, target disk, target language.

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