A silhouette can be drawn in profile.
The profile is the pose that only allows you to view one side of the body or face of an animal or person. From the perspective of another individual, whoever is in profile only exhibits a part of their organism (that is, their gaze achieves a perpendicular orientation with respect to whoever is looking at them).
For example: «I had to take a profile photo to be able to process the identity document» , «Do you see that girl in profile? She is a friend of my girlfriend" , "You have the same profile as your father" , "The accused was recognized by his profile since he has a nose of considerable size" .
In Provençal is where we find the etymological origin of the word profile , which we are going to address in depth. Specifically, that is in the term profile , which can be defined as the hem of a fabric. However, it must be emphasized that the aforementioned Provençal word is in turn formed from the union of two Latin parts: the prefix per - which is equivalent to "step through" and the word filum which means "edge or thread" .
The Greek profile
There is an expression widely used in aesthetic matters that refers to the Greek profile . This is the name given to the profile of people whose nose and forehead are an extension in a straight line.
It is important to emphasize that many citizens, both men and women, want to undergo cosmetic surgery to show off a more flattering appearance and opt for a profile of this type.
Characteristic features
It should be noted that the concept of profile is also used to name the group of characteristic features of someone or something . In the case of human beings, the profile is associated with personality .
«We are looking for a person with a humanistic profile to work in the area of public relations», "The coach asked for the hiring of an offensive midfielder to complete the team", "Both candidates are similar, although García has a more conservative profile" y «I don't like the profile of this man to run the company» son frases que revelan este uso.
The personality profile , in this framework, refers to the characteristics that define the way of being of an individual and that make up their identity. These qualities are reflected in different areas of life and can even be limited to one area (and thus we can speak of a leadership profile, an investor profile, etc.).
It is interesting to mention that a profile can be drawn of an entity or something abstract. The profile of a country's economy is defined by its productive activities, its commercial operations and other issues. The same can be indicated regarding an industry profile .
The user profile allows you to identify a person on a social network.
Profile in engineering, geometry and computing
Defined in the field of engineering , profile is a word that identifies a metal bar whose cross section has different shapes (square, round, triangular or other). In geometry , on the other hand, profile is that figure whose body exhibits a cut, whether real or imaginary, generated by a plane with vertical characteristics.
Likewise, we cannot ignore the fact that in the computer science sector and, specifically, the Internet, the term profile has been generalized for a few years. In the field of social networks, this is where it is used to refer to the name, all the personal information it has and the image that each user presents in the aforementioned web spaces to make themselves known or shown to the rest of Internet users.
In this way, for example, in the Facebook profile each person chooses a photograph and a name with which the rest of the contacts will identify them. The same thing happens on the Twitter profile or the Instagram profile ; However, the specific features depend on each network.
It is evident that the same person does not have a single type of social network profile. In a LinkedIn profile , users appear serious and responsible since this platform aims to generate work ties. On Instagram , on the other hand, that pretension does not exist, or at least it is not usually predominant.
A terrain profile reflects the heights.
Customer characteristics
Companies are interested in drawing up a customer profile based on their consumption habits. A market study allows you to access this data that is useful for determining a target audience. In this way, the company's brand image and the specifications of the product being marketed can aim to seduce these consumers according to their profile.
The economic indicators that arise from an analysis of the industry are also necessary for this determination of the customer profile. Companies can use this information to design their strategies.
The Editorial Profile
Editorial Perfil , likewise, is an Argentine company that publishes newspapers and magazines. Its director is Jorge Fontevecchia .
Among its most important publications are “Noticias” , “Caras” , “Hombre” , “Semanario” , “Fortuna” and the newspaper “Perfil” .