From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a
cutter around it.
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{Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in
a side view; the side face or half face.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
profile
n 1: 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"
2: an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from
one side)
3: biographical sketch
4: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not
have sufficient visibility to win an election" [syn:
{visibility}, {profile}]
5: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different
horizons or layers
v 1: write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous
painter"
2: represent in profile, by drawing or painting
From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [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 German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Profile /proːfiːlə/
profiles
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