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- Objects on the playfield that the ball strikes to register a score or advance a game objective. Targets have appeared on pinball machines since the earliest bagatelle-derived designs and remain among the most fundamental playfield elements alongside [[gameplay-feature:flippers]] and [[gameplay-feature:bumpers]]. They take many forms — [[gameplay-feature:standup-targets]] that absorb the hit in place, [[gameplay-feature:drop-targets]] that retract below the surface, [[gameplay-feature:spinning-targets]] that rotate on contact, and [[gameplay-feature:hanging-targets]] that swing from above, among others. Designers arrange targets individually or in banks to create shot challenges, spell words, and gate access to bonus features.