Profile
20 definitions retrieved  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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it. [1913 Webster] Profiling machine, a jigging machine. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]  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  PROFILE Simple language for matching and scoring data. "User's Manual for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974). [Jargon File] 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.  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 [proːfiːlə] (n) , pl. profiles  profile [proufail] Profil; Querschnitt  profile arcél formázószerszám függôlegesmetszet idom körvonal körvonalasszínházidíszlet körvonalrajz oldalnézet profil rövidéletrajz szelvény  profile [proufail] karakterschets doorsnede; doorsnee; profiel; zijaanzicht  profile [proufail] perfil  profile [proufail] profil  profile Laufspiel n [techn.] profile Profil n; Querschnitt m; Längsschnitt m profile in Profil darstellen; im Profil zeichnen; im Schnitt darstellen profile Profilbild n; Seitenansicht f profile porträtieren profile profilieren  Profile pl profiles  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 related |
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