Profiling

3 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]:

  Profiling \Pro"fil*ing\, n. (Fort.)
     In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper
     intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the
     sectional form of the parapets at those points.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  profiling
       n : recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological
           characteristics in order to predict or assess their
           ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular
           group of people