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Profile: Detailed information about a traveler’s personal preferences kept on file by a travel supplier.

Organizational Profile: An organizational profile is a depiction of the staffing pattern within an establishment. It is one method contractors use to determine whether barriers to equal employment opportunity exist . . . View Full Definition

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP): Current measuring instrument employing the transmission of high frequency acoustic signals in the water. The current is determined by a Doppler shift in the backscatter echo from plankton, s . . . View Full Definition

Longitudinal Profile: A cross section of a stream or valley beginning at the source and continuing to the mouth. These profiles are drawn to illustrate the gradient of the stream.

Toxicological Profile: An ATSDR document that examines, summarizes, and interprets information about a hazardous substance to determine harmful levels of exposure and associated health effects. A toxicological pro . . . View Full Definition

New Low-Profile eXtended (NLX): The NLX form factor features a number of improvements over the previous design LPX form factor and began heavy usage in late 1997. The popularity of the design was confirmed by massive desig . . . View Full Definition

NPV Profile: A graph of NPV as a function of the discount rate.

Vertical Temperature Profile: A series of temperature measurements taken at various levels in the atmosphere that show the thermal structure of the atmosphere over a specific location. Obtained through a rawinsonde sound . . . View Full Definition

Vertical Wind Profile: A series of wind direction and wind speed measurements taken at various levels in the atmosphere that show the wind structure of the atmosphere over a specific location. Obtained through a r . . . View Full Definition

Viewers In Profile (VIP): The local television ratings book from Nielsen Media Research, issued after sweeps periods for each of the 210 television markets in the U.S. Click here for more information.