Technology / B2

PROHF-yl/ˈprəʊfaɪl/

A profile is a short description of a person or group, a side view, or public attention: a high-profile visit; a demographic profile. Portrait is an image (already in the dictionary); reputation is wider. A high-profile visit is not a sampling frame. Mix-up: file; profit. Do not write profile for a full biography.

Meaning

A short description of a person or group; also a side view, or public attention (high profile).

Examples

• “A high-profile visit is not a sampling frame for the survey.”
• “Sketch the author’s profile, which is the side-view sense in the art paper.”

Good to know

a high / low profile; a demographic / risk profile; raise your profile. Trap: profit / full biography. Media, art, and methods. A short sketch, a side view, or visibility.

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