profiler
The English word “profiler” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
- A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
- A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile.
- A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.
Etymology
From profile + -er.
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