TARGETING

Adjective

targeting (comparative more targeting, superlative most targeting)

Involved in the transportation or correct positioning of a protein inside or outside a specific region of the cell.

Noun

targeting (plural targetings)

An instance of targeting.

Verb

targeting

present participle of target

Source: Wiktionary

TARGET

Tar"get, n. Etym: [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.

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.

3. (Surveying)

Definition: The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

4. (Railroad)

Definition: A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition