n A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
n (obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
n (rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
n (cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
n (translation studies) The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
n A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.