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As this signal is easy to record, it is utilized to control several myoelectric prostheses devices. Several studies have been conducted to process sEMG signals more efficiently. However, research on optimal algorithms and electrode placements for the processing of sEMG signals is still inconclusive. In addition, very few studies have focused on minimizing the number of electrodes. In this study, we investigated the most effective method for myoelectric signal classification with a small number of electrodes. A total of 23 subjects participated in the study, and the sEMG data of 14 different hand movements of the subjects were acquired from targeted muscles and untargeted muscles. Furthermore, the study compared the classification accuracy of the sEMG data using discriminative feature-oriented dictionary learning (DFDL) and other conventional classifiers. DFDL demonstrated the highest classification accuracy among the classifiers, and its higher quality performance became more apparent as the number of channels decreased. The targeted method was superior to the untargeted method, particularly when classifying sEMG signals with DFDL. 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