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   Pro·file

   /ˈprōˌfīl/

   

   noun

   • 1. an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side: "the man turned and she caught his profile" Similar side viewoutlinesilhouettecontourshapeformfigurelines
   • ▪ a vertical cross section of a structure: "skillfully made vessels with an S-shaped profile"
   • ▪ an outline of part of the earth's surface, e.g. the course of a river, as seen in a vertical section.
   • ▪ a flat piece of scenery or stage property that has been cut so as to form an outline or silhouette of an object.
   • 2. a short article giving a description of a person or organization: "a profile of a Texas tycoon" Similar descriptionaccountstudyportraitportrayaldepictionrundownsketchoutline
   • ▪ (on a social media website or application) a user's summary of their personal details or current situation: "he posted the pictures on his Facebook profile"
   • 3. the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice: "raising the profile of women in industry"
   • 4. a graphical or other representation of information relating to particular characteristics of something, recorded in quantified form: "the blood profiles of cancer patients"
   • ▪ a record of a person's psychological or behavioral characteristics, preferences, etc.: "they had been using personal details to build customer profiles"

   verb

   • 1. describe (a person or organization, especially a public figure) in a short article: "he was to profile each candidate"
   • 2. represent in outline from one side: "he was standing motionless, profiled on the far side of the swimming pool"
   • ▪ have a specified shape or appearance in outline: "a proud bird profiled like a phoenix"
   • ▪ shape (something), especially by means of a tool guided by a template: "I use my angle grinder all the time for profiling tiles"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from obsolete Italian profilo, from the verb profilare, from pro- ‘forth’ + filare ‘to spin’, formerly ‘draw a line’ (from Latin filare, from filum ‘thread’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. profilist noun

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   What does profiling mean?

   • verb (used with object), pro·filed, pro·fil·ing. to draw a profile of. to produce or present a history, description, or analysis of: The magazine will profile the candidate in its next issue. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

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   What does profile mean in geology?

   • Geology A vertical section of soil or rock showing the sequence of the various layers. 1. To draw or shape a profile of. 2. To produce a profile of: profiled the singer in a magazine article. 3. To engage in the ethnic or racial profiling of (a person).

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   What is the difference between ~/profile and ~/.profile?

   • Douglas6 wrote: '~' is a shortcut for your home directory; '~/.profile' refers to the file '/home/pi/.profile' (for the pi user). ok...what if I can't find profile under pi? what does that mean?

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   Definitions of profile. noun. an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) see more. noun. a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers. see more. noun. an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics.