scheme vs target

scheme

noun
  • A plot or secret, devious plan. 

  • A council housing estate. 

  • A systematic plan of future action. 

  • An orderly combination of related parts. 

  • A mathematical structure that enlarges the notion of algebraic variety in several ways, such as taking account of multiplicities and allowing "varieties" defined over any commutative ring (e.g. Fermat curves over the integers). 

  • A chart or diagram of a system or object. 

  • Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:. 

  • A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event. 

  • A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members. 

verb
  • To plot, or contrive a plan. 

  • To plan; to contrive. 

target

noun
  • A goal or objective. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To aim for as an audience or demographic. 

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

  • To produce code suitable for. 

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