Newbie question about variable

Hello, how do I use variable “target” instead of the name of the object “box1” in this script:

var target : Transform;
function OnTriggerEnter (hit:Collider) {
    if(hit.gameObject.name == "box1"){

The “transform” object has a property called gameObject as well. You would do:

if(hit.gameObject == target.gameObject) {