'Profiling' definitions:
Definition of 'profiling'
From: WordNet
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
Definition of 'Profiling'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Profiling'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]