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English Dictionary: profile	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for profile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
profile n an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers" an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) biographical sketch degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" Synonym(s): visibility, profile a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers v write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" represent in profile, by drawing or painting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See {Profile}, n.] 1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member. 2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it. {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Profile \Pro"file\, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow, and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.] 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple. 2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face. 3. (a) (Arch.) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like. (b) (Civil Engin.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
profile n. 1. A control file for a program, esp. a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's behavior. Used to avoid {hardcoded} choices (see also {dot file}, {rc file}). 2. [techspeak] A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and {tune} away the {hot spot}s in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar. 3.[techspeak] A subset of a standard used for a particular purpose. This sense confuses hackers who wander into the weird world of ISO standards no end!
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROFILE Simple language for matching and scoring data. "User's Manual for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974). [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
profile 1. A control file for a program, especially a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customise the program's behaviour. Used to avoid {hard-coded} choices (see also {dot file}, {rc file}). 2. A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and {tune} away the {hot spot}s in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.