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$^ is the set of dependent files used to build something else.

$@ is the name of the target to be built.

See http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Automatic-Variables.html

$@ is the name of the target. This is quite useful when the target is a pattern rather than fixed.

$^ is the name of the prerequisite that caused the rule to execute.