profiling
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- noun
- /ˈproʊfaɪlɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
perfilado
- Here they focus on profiling, the art, craft and science of tracking serial killers.
- racial profiling
- police profiling
- race profiling
And this very issue came up with the respect to the profiling of Muslims.
- And this very issue came up with the respect to the profiling of Muslims.
- And I get a lot of that from the Enneagram, which is a personality profiling system.
- Well, you know, racial profiling is, is flat out wrong.
- Let's forget all about this racial profiling and and all this this woke nonsense.
- Now, most people out there of non Caucasian descent are going to think that that was racial profiling because that kind of stuff happens.
- So and you know, some turn out bad, some turn out good, but it wasn't based on a racial profiling.
Examples
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Profiling is all about the origin moment, Detective... digging down through the layers till you hit bedrock.
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We keep it on there for profiling purposes.
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Many agencies and businesses use some form of profiling for a variety of reasons.
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In addition to system management, profiling is used for business analytics.
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Yeah, I work in the field, but mostly I do psychological profiling.
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Much of the justification for racial profiling is based on the notion of national security.
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Many agencies and businesses use some form of profiling to assess customer preferences and tailor their services.
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The detective relied on psychological profiling to understand the suspect's behavior and motives.
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This report examines the ethical implications of profiling in law enforcement, highlighting potential issues with fairness.
Synonyms
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A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
Compounds
- Specialized
Identifying people by their faces in photos or videos, often to find criminals
- Specialized
Testing a person's genes to find traits and health risks for medical or business use
- Offensive
The use of people's race in computer systems to make decisions that hurt certain groups
How Intrusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word profiling comes from profile, which originally meant a side view or simple 'outline' of a person's face. So to 'profile' someone is to make a short 'outline' of their traits or behaviour to learn or predict who they are.