"drop target" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop targets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop target (plural drop targets)
  1. (pinball) A target which drops or is knocked over by the ball hitting it, often arranged in banks or sets of multiple adjacent drop targets. Categories (topical): Pinball Translations (pinball: target which drops or is knocked over by the ball hitting it): putoava maalitaulu (Finnish), drop target (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-drop_target-en-noun-ARGhVMns Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'pinball: target which drops or is knocked over by the ball hitting it': 93 7
  2. (graphical user interface) The window or other object that receives the dragged item in a drag and drop operation. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface

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