[1] : 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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

target
     n 1: a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
          syn: 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, fair
        game
     3: the location of the target that is to be hit syn: target
        area
     4: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a
        marksman or archer to aim at syn: 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
     v : 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: aim, place, direct,
          point
see also:
mark prey quarry fair game target area butt 
aim object objective place direct 
point 

[3] : 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

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

target
     
        scsi target
     
     
see also:
scsi target 

[5] : 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".
   

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