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noun
A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
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noun
A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.
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noun
A device that analyzes something and builds up a profile.
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noun
A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
From profile + -er.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
