Profiling

['prəʊfaɪlɪŋ] or ['profaɪlɪŋ]

Definition

(noun.) recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people.

Edited by Alexander--From WordNet

Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Profile

(n.) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points.

Inputed by Agnes