definition of targets
A target is something at which someone is aiming a weapon or other object. The village lies beside a main road, making it an easy target for bandits. The missiles missed their target.
A target is a result that you are trying to achieve. He's won back his place too late to achieve his target of 20 goals this season. [+ of] ...school leavers who failed to reach their target grades. To target a particular person or thing means to decide to attack or criticize them. Republicans targeted Unsoeld as vulnerable in her bid for reelection this year. He targets the economy as the root cause of the deteriorating law and order situation.