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pro·fil·ing [proh-fahy-ling] Pronunciation Key
–noun
| the use of specific characteristics, as race or age, to make generalizations about a person, as whether he or she may be engaged in illegal activity. |
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pro·file 
[proh-fahyl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -filed, -fil·ing.
—Related forms
[proh-fahyl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -filed, -fil·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | the outline or contour of the human face, esp. the face viewed from one side. |
| 2. | a picture or representation of the side view of a head. |
| 3. | an outlined view, as of a city or mountain. |
| 4. | an outline of an object, as a molding, formed on a vertical plane passed through the object at right angles to one of its principal horizontal dimensions. |
| 5. | a drawing or the like representing this. |
| 6. | Surveying. a vertical section of the ground surface taken parallel to a survey line. Compare cross section (def. 6). |
| 7. | a verbal, arithmetical, or graphic summary or analysis of the history, status, etc., of a process, activity, relationship, or set of characteristics: a biochemical profile of a patient's blood; a profile of national consumer spending. |
| 8. | an informal biography or a concisely presented sketch of the life and character of a person. |
| 9. | a set of characteristics or qualities that identify a type or category of person or thing: a profile of a typical allergy sufferer. |
| 10. | the look, configuration, or lines of something: cars with a modern profile. |
| 11. | degree of noticeability; visibility. |
| 12. | Psychology. a description of behavioral and personality traits of a person compared with accepted norms or standards. |
| 13. | Theater. a flat stage property or scenic piece cut from a firm, thin material, as of beaverboard or plywood, and having an irregular edge resembling the silhouette of a natural object. |
| 14. | (in a gear) the outline of either end of a tooth. |
| 15. | Naval Architecture. a longitudinal elevation or section of a vessel. Compare outboard profile. |
| 16. | to draw a profile of. |
| 17. | to produce or present a history, description, or analysis of: The magazine will profile the candidate in its next issue. |
[Origin: 1650–60; (n.) < It prof(f)ilo, n. deriv. of profilare to delineate, outline, equiv. to pro- pro-1 + -filare, deriv. of filo line, thread < L fīlum]
] —Related forms
pro·fil·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. silhouette.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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| pro·file
(prō'fīl') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. pro·filed, pro·fil·ing, pro·files
[Italian profilo, from profilare, to draw in outline : pro-, forward (from Latin prō-; see pro-1) + filare, to draw a line (from Medieval Latin fīlāre, to spin, from Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots).] pro'fil·er n. |
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| profiling | |
noun | |
| 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 |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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