robot vs widget

robot

noun
  • An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal. 

  • A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community. 

  • A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew. 

  • A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman). 

  • A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot. 

  • A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. 

  • A person who does not seem to have any emotions. 

  • A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. 

widget

noun
  • Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part 

  • A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts. 

  • A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened. 

  • A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces. 

  • Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with. 

  • A small applet that can be placed on the desktop or in a sidebar, etc. 

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