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  The annatomy of a Boundary target
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# Target

A target is a networked service a User can connect to and interact with through Boundary. A Target does not directly contain any secrets. A Target contains a collection of Hosts. A Target belongs to one and only one Scope. A Target can contain zero or more Host Sets. Target is abstract. A Target is deleted when the Scope it belongs to is deleted. The lifecycle of a Target is not tied to the lifecycle of any Host Set.

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