bot vs idle

bot

noun
  • A physical robot. 

  • The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses. 

  • A piece of software designed to perform a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account. 

  • A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one. 

  • A supremely unskilled player. 

verb
  • To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes. 

  • To bugger. 

  • To use a bot, or automated program. 

idle

noun
  • An idle animation. 

  • An idle game. 

  • The lowest selectable thrust or power setting of an engine. 

  • The state of idling, of being idle. 

adj
  • Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing in particular. 

  • Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity. 

  • Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful. 

  • Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly. 

verb
  • To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume. 

  • Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over. 

  • To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business. 

How often have the words bot and idle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )