adaptation vs instrumentation

adaptation

noun
  • The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. 

  • A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. 

  • An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed. 

  • An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium. 

  • The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments. 

  • The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium. 

  • The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment. 

instrumentation

noun
  • The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments. 

  • The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it. 

  • On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions. 

  • The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance. 

  • The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band. 

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