(1) In computer security, a description of a user that includes such information as user ID, user name, password, access authority, and other attributes that are obtained when the user logs on.
(2) In LearningSpace - Virtual Classroom, a collection of permissions that control access to the product's features and functionality.
(3) In Lotus Learning Management System, a descriptive label an administrator creates and a user elects so that the user might be notified of potentially interesting courses.
(4) An object with a unique name that contains the user's password, the list of special authorities assigned to a user, and the objects the user owns. The system-recognized identifier for the object type is *USRPRF.
(5) An entity such as a department or customer for whom services are being performed.