profiling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

profiling
    n 1: 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a
      cutter around it.
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   {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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