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Target

Synonymous with destination, being any file location, database, application mode, storage medium, or hardware device to which processing is directed or output; see object code. Also, an attribute of an anchor tag hyperlink on a webpage contained within a frameset, or when enabled by the underline character (_), as a reserved value controlling the display of windowed data. Compare relative link; see link, hot link, hot spot, pointer.

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