profiler

English

Etymology

    From profile + -er.

    Noun

    profiler (plural profilers)

    1. A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
    2. A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
    3. A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile.
      a sediment profiler
    4. (computing) A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.
      • 2006, Dr. Dobb's Journal:
        […] a complete and intuitive profiler that supports numerous types of profiling modes and profilable applications.

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    French

    Etymology

      From profil +‎ -er.

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      Verb

      profiler

      1. to profile

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      Norwegian Bokmål

      Noun

      profiler m

      1. indefinite plural of profil

      Verb

      profiler

      1. imperative of profilere

      Swedish

      Noun

      profiler

      1. indefinite plural of profil