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Computing and technology
- Profile (UML)Profile (UML)A profile in the Unified Modeling Language provides a generic extension mechanism for customizing UML models for particular domains and platforms...
, a concept in Unified Modeling Language - Apple ProFileApple ProFileThe ProFile was the first hard drive produced by Apple Computer, initially for use with the Apple III personal computer. The original model had a formatted capacity of 5 MB and connected to a special interface card that plugged into an Apple III slot...
, a hard drive - User profileUser profileA user profile is a collection of personal data associated to a specific user. A profile refers therefore to the explicit digital representation of a person's identity...
refers to the computer representation of user information - ICC profileICC profileIn color management, an ICC profile is a set of data that characterizes a color input or output device, or a color space, according to standards promulgated by the International Color Consortium...
is used for colour management of computer displays and digital images. - Profile, the result of software performance analysis, an investigation of the behavior of a software program
- Profile, a hard disk recorder manufactured by Thomson Grass Valley
Other meanings
- Profile (engineering)Profile (engineering)In standardization, a profile consists of an agreed-upon subset and interpretation of a specification. Many complex technical specifications have many optional features, such that two conforming implementations may not inter-operate due to choosing different sets of optional features to support...
, with several meanings in the context of engineering - Profile (novel)Profile (novel)Profile is the tenth novel by Chris Westwood, a British author of children's and young adult fiction. It was first published in 2009, in a self-published edition. It is a dark psychological thriller about a stalker....
, a 2009 novel by Chris Westwood - Profile (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Profile, curved (moldingMolding (decorative)Molding or moulding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood...
) or plain (fasciaFascia (architecture)Fascia is a term used in architecture to refer to a frieze or band running horizontally and situated vertically under the roof edge or which forms the outer surface of a cornice and is visible to an outside observer...
), connecting surfaces, mostly decoratively, in architecture - Profile BooksProfile BooksProfile Books is a British independent publishing firm founded in 1996 to publish stimulating non-fiction. It publishes across a wide range of subjects including history, biography, memoir, politics, current affairs, travel and popular science. It also publishes all The Economist Books.In 2003 it...
, a British independent publisher - Profile spotlight, also known as an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight, a stage lighting fixture
- Demographic profileDemographic profileA demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment...
, information about a person or market segment, commonly used in marketing - Investor profileInvestor profileAn investor profile or style defines an individual's preferences in investment decisions, for example:* Short term trading or long term holding * Risk averse or risk tolerant / seeker...
, a classification of investor behavior - Profile or strategy (game theory)Strategy (game theory)In game theory, a player's strategy in a game is a complete plan of action for whatever situation might arise; this fully determines the player's behaviour...
, a concept in game theory - Profile, a dossier of offender profilingOffender profilingOffender profiling, also known as criminal profiling, is a behavioral and investigative tool that is intended to help investigators to profile unknown criminal subjects or offenders. Offender profiling is also known as criminal profiling, criminal personality profiling, criminological profiling,...
data - The Old Man of the MountainOld Man of the MountainThe Old Man of the Mountain, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA that, when viewed from the north, appeared to be the jagged profile of a face. The rock formation was above...
, a former rock formation in New Hampshire that was also known as the Profile - Profile (TV series)Profile (TV series)Profile is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1957.-Premise:The series featured biographical documentaries on such Canadian and international personalities as Thérèse Casgrain, Moses Coady, Robert Frost, Billy Graham, A. Y...
(1955–1957), a Canadian biographical television series - Profiles (TV series)Profiles (TV series)Profiles is a Canadian biographical television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980.-Scheduling:The five episodes of this series were broadcast approximately monthly at random times between 27 December 1979 and 16 April 1980....
(1979–1980), a Canadian biographical television series - Profile (cinematic / photography), the way how one's face is shown, without eye