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xAPI Profile
Definition
Human- and/or machine-readable documentation of application-specific Concepts, Statement Templates, Patterns, and extensions used when implementing xAPI in a particular context.
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Profiles improve semantic interoperability by helping independent systems use the same concepts and statement patterns consistently.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — Glossary X · xAPI Profiles (direct)
- Modernizing Learning — Ch. 9, pp. 174-175 (supporting)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §3.1 — Definitions: Profile (direct)
- xAPI Profiles Specification — Part One §3.0 — exact definition: Profile (direct)
- xAPI Profiles Specification — Part Two §5.0 — operative conformance sentence (supporting)