profiler

A profiling-machine; a machine for cutting a profile on an edge by passing a rotating cutter along the edge while a former or guide compels the cutter to reproduce a predetermined outline on the work.

A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.

A person who creates a profile for something or someone, especially a psychological profile for an unknown criminal.

A software program that measures the performance of different portions of another program in order to locate bottlenecks.