profile
Etymology

From French profil, from Italian profilo, later also proffilo ("a side-face, profile"), from Latin pro + filo ("a line, stroke, thread"), from filum ("a thread"); see file.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊfaɪl/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/
Noun

profile

  1. (countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
    Synonyms: contour
    His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
  2. (countable) The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
    The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
    Driver's licenses have a photograph of the person on them, which is in full face if the person is above legal drinking age, or in profile if not.
  3. (countable) A summary or collection of information, especially about a person
    Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
  4. (Internet, countable) A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
    I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
  5. (figurative, uncountable) Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
    Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
  6. (uncountable) The amount by which something protrudes.
    Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
  7. (archaeology) A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
  8. Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
    What's the thermal profile on that thing?
  9. (architecture) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
  10. (civil engineering) 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.
  11. (military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
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profile (profiles, present participle profiling; simple past and past participle profiled)

  1. (transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).
  2. To act based on such a summary, especially one that is a stereotype; to engage in profiling.
  3. (transitive) To draw in profile or outline.
  4. (transitive, engineering) To give a definite form by chiselling, milling, etc.
  5. (computing, transitive) To measure the performance of various parts of (a program) so as to locate bottlenecks.
    • 2006, Dr. Dobb's Journal:
      […] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.
Translations
  • Spanish: reseñar
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