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Profile server
Definition
A centralized service for finding, browsing, querying, storing, and managing xAPI Profiles, vocabulary concepts, and related Profile metadata.
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A Profile Server makes Profiles discoverable and queryable and provides infrastructure for working with current and historical Profile versions.
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Sources and evidence
- xAPI Profiles Specification — Part One §3.0 — exact definition: Profile Server (direct)
- xAPI Profiles Specification — Part Three §1.0 — centralized Profile Server management (supporting)