profiler
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈproʊfaɪlər/
- Specialized
:
perfilador
- To improve the speed of the program, the team decided to implement a profiler for performance analysis.
Examples
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Laser profilers are often used to monitor continuous processes, such as plastic extrusion or rubber calendering, by measuring the width or thickness of products coming out of the machine.
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You'll never cease to be amazed at what a profiler will tell you.
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On the other hand, profilers are essential if you need to understand performance.
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I need to find a code profiler and unleash it on the code base to see what can be done.
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Actually, I was running the profiler from the editor inside OS X and connected to the Linux player remotely.
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The ADFM Velocity Profiler produces flow rate measurements without the need for in-situ calibrations.
Academic text (1998) -
Once you've installed and activated the plugin, you can access it under Tools -> P3 Plugin Profiler.
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Similarly, development tools such as IDEs, profilers, and debuggers are there, but are considerably less mature and feature-full than their cousins in more mainstream languages.
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The software engineer used a profiler to detect memory leaks in the application.
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With the help of a profiler, we identified which functions were causing the slow response times.
Synonyms
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7.4
A software tool that records what a program does and the order of its steps
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4.6
A computer tool that watches a system, reports problems, and can restart services
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
A part of a computer program that records the order of steps when it runs to help find bugs
How Thorough
- Specialized
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6.3
- Specialized
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7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Profiler comes from the word profile ('outline' or short description) plus -er ('one who'). A software profiler makes a 'profile' of how a program runs so you can see which parts are slow or use a lot of memory.