Grammar check. Native speaker's opinion needed.
The sentence "The object that is sent the message is called the target" seems incomplete at best. Could a native English speaker confirm this?
It is hard to know what is meant
A bit confused here.
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Technically speaking I think it would be hard to dispute the grammar of this sentence, but it's stylistically appalling, and would probably never be used.
A normal English version would be...
The object to which the message is sent is called the target.
In order to get away from the "programmers reference guide" associations of the original sentence, consider
The person who is sent the letter is called the addressee (poor phrasing)
The person to whom the letter is sent is called the addressee (better)
The addressee is the person to whom the letter is sent (even better)
The addressee is the person the letter is sent to (best, in my opinion)