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profiling

English translation: performance analysis

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English term or phrase:profiling
Selected answer:performance analysis
Entered by: Sheila Wilson

09:09 Feb 19, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Computers: Software
English term or phrase: profiling
We measure and optimise campaign results by using a fact-based methodology focusing on four processes—profiling; test and control; modeling and prioritising; and optimisation.

What does it mean specifically?
Mark Chen
Local time: 15:39
performance analysis
Explanation:
Low confidence rating as it's not really my field, but it's a common enough term, defined in Mikipedia. Here's the link:

In software engineering, performance analysis, more commonly profiling, is the investigation of a program's behavior using information gathered as ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiling_(software)

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Note added at 45 mins (2009-02-19 09:54:20 GMT)
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That should, of course read "Wikipedia" rather than Mikipedia - sorry
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:39
Grading comment
thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +3performance analysis
Sheila Wilson


  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
performance analysis


Explanation:
Low confidence rating as it's not really my field, but it's a common enough term, defined in Mikipedia. Here's the link:

In software engineering, performance analysis, more commonly profiling, is the investigation of a program's behavior using information gathered as ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiling_(software)

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Note added at 45 mins (2009-02-19 09:54:20 GMT)
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That should, of course read "Wikipedia" rather than Mikipedia - sorry

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray
2 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Gary D: If I was to profile you mark, I would check what you eat, where you live, what TV you like, books you read, etc
20 mins
  -> Thanks - I believe the FBI have many profilers studying serial killers (no direct connection with your comment, though!)
agree  Lalit Sati
1 hr
  -> Thanks
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