low-level vs subordinate

low-level

adj
  • Situated or occurring at a lower level. 

  • of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction 

  • detailed 

  • relatively unimportant 

  • not intense 

subordinate

adj
  • Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. 

  • Descending in a regular series. 

  • dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause 

  • Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority. 

noun
  • One who is subordinate. 

verb
  • To make subservient. 

  • To treat as of less value or importance. 

  • To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy. 

How often have the words low-level and subordinate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )