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Word: profile (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • archeology A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
  • character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (esp. in scientific, technical, or military uses)
  • countable a specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems
  • countable A summary or collection of information, especially about a person
  • countable the outermost shape, view, or edge of an object
  • countable The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
  • uncountable prominence; noticeability
  • uncountable reputation
  • uncountable the amount by which something protrudes

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Verb:

  • to act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype. See profiling.
  • to create a summary or collection of information, especially about a person

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