profiling

n. the act of collecting information about a person to decide what kind of person they are or what they might do.

n. the process of constructing a psychological or behavioral outline of a person based on forensic evidence or observed patterns.

“The police used criminal profiling to help identify the suspect in the case.”

“Behavioral profiling has become a standard tool in modern investigations, allowing detectives to narrow down their search based on specific personality traits.”

n. collecting information about people's habits, often to show them specific advertisements.

n. the recording and analysis of a person's psychological and behavioral characteristics, so as to assess or forecast their capabilities in a certain sphere.

“Many websites use profiling to show you ads for things you recently searched for.”

“Consumer profiling allows marketing firms to target specific demographics with high precision, though it often raises significant privacy concerns among users.”

Technical

n. setting up wooden frames to show workers the shape of a wall or bank of earth.

n. the erection of wooden profiles at intervals to guide workmen in the sectional form of parapets or fieldworks.

“The engineers finished the profiling of the trenches before the main construction began.”

“Historical accounts of the siege detail the meticulous profiling required to ensure the parapets met the necessary defensive specifications.”

Archaic · Technical