setpoint

the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.

the point at which a thermostat has been set, as for optimum efficiency.

Physiology. an internal regulatory system for maintaining a relatively stable physiological condition in the face of changing external circumstances, as body temperature in a varying climate. Compare homeostasis.

a hypothetical regulator in the body that maintains a relatively stable body weight.

the weight range thus theoretically maintained.