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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	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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	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

	

	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

	

	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 spots 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!

	

	PROFILE
     
        Simple language for matching and scoring data.  "User's Manual
        for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974).
     
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	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 spots 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.