Profile

7 definitions found

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) 2.0 [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: a side view representation of an object (especially a human
          face)
       3: biographical sketch
       4: degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does
          not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he
          prefers a low profile" [syn: {visibility}]
       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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  146 Moby Thesaurus words for "profile":
     Clio, Muse of history, adventures, analysis, annals, autobiography,
     bank, beam, biographical sketch, biography, blueprint, border,
     broad lines, broadside, brouillon, cameo, cartoon, case history,
     catalog, cataloging, character, character sketch, characterization,
     chart, cheek, chop, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, coast,
     confessions, configuration, contour, copy, curriculum vitae,
     delineate, delineation, depiction, describe, description, design,
     details, diagram, diary, draft, draw, drawing, ebauche, elevation,
     esquisse, evocation, examination, experiences, features,
     figuration, figure, flank, fortunes, framework, galbe, gestalt,
     graph, graphic account, ground plan, hagiography, hagiology, hand,
     handedness, haunch, head, hip, historiography, history, house plan,
     ichnography, image, imagery, impression, itemization, journal,
     jowl, laterality, legend, life, life and letters, life story, limn,
     limning, line, lineaments, lineation, lines, list, main features,
     many-sidedness, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia,
     memorial, memorials, miniature, multilaterality, necrology,
     obituary, outline, particularization, pattern, photobiography,
     photograph, picture, planking, plot, portrait, portraiture,
     portrayal, projection, quarter, record, relief, rendering,
     rendition, representation, resume, rough, shapes, shore, side,
     siding, silhouette, skeleton, sketch, specification, statistics,
     story, study, survey, table, temple, theory of history, tournure,
     unilaterality, vignette, vivid description, word painting,
     working drawing
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [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 (27 SEP 03) [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 (27 SEP 03) [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.