crosshair
Scope's center mark
Crosshairs are the thin intersecting lines in the center of an optical instrument—a rifle scope, telescope, or camera viewfinder—used to aim or focus precisely.
The singular crosshair refers to one of these lines or to the intersection point itself.
To have someone in your crosshairs is to target them, literally or figuratively: The prosecutor has the CEO in her crosshairs.
Visual perception faculty
- scopeExtent or range
- reticleOptical sighting pattern
- bullseyeExact center target
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
accuracy · sighting · targeting · alignment · acquisition · tracking · lock-on · bead
Optical sighting pattern
- scopeExtent or range
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- eyepieceLens you look through
- viewfinderCamera's composition window
magnification · zoom · diopter · aperture · glass · rangefinder · illuminated · etched
Accuracy in shooting
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- long-rangeAcross great distances
spotter · bipod · prone · trigger · shot · ballistics · trajectory · target
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
zeroing · alignment · centering · measurement · truing · positioning · MOA · turret
sight
Visual perception faculty
zeroing · accuracy · sighting · targeting · alignment · acquisition · tracking · lock-on · bead · windage
reticle
Optical sighting pattern
viewfinder · magnification · zoom · diopter · aperture · glass · rangefinder · illuminated · etched · duplex
marksmanship
Accuracy in shooting
long-range · spotter · bipod · prone · trigger · shot · ballistics · trajectory · target · marksman
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
accuracy · zeroing · alignment · centering · measurement · truing · positioning · MOA · turret · compensation
cursor
On-screen position indicator
HUD · overlay · indicator · marker · GUI · pixel · selection · mouse · heads-up · UI
- reference pointsdatum, data point, benchmark, reference line, reference point
- FPS skillsaiming, headshot, headshots, recoil control, strafing
- optical alignmentcollimator, boresight, laser level, theodolite, reticle
- Reticlesdot, red dot, duplex, chevron, horseshoe
- screen elementsbutton, icon, menu, cursor, toolbar
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
crosshairblur
Lack of sharpness
blind fire · peripheral vision · scatter · wide shot · spray
- in the crosshairsFixed as target