focus vs target

focus

verb
  • To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task. 

  • To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane. 

  • To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input. 

  • To concentrate one’s attention. 

  • To concentrate during a task. 

  • To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point. 

  • To aggregate figures of accounts. 

noun
  • The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. 

  • A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. 

  • The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information. 

  • The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. 

  • A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. 

  • The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre). 

  • The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight. 

  • Concentration of attention. 

  • An object used in casting a magic spell. 

target

verb
  • To aim for as an audience or demographic. 

  • To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target). 

  • To produce code suitable for. 

noun
  • A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal. 

  • A bearing representing a buckler. 

  • The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs. 

  • A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc. 

  • A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. 

  • The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark. 

  • A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. 

  • the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win 

  • An object of criticism or ridicule. 

  • A goal or objective. 

  • The tenor of a metaphor. 

  • A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed. 

  • The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. 

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