olemus
ISO/IEC 2382-36:
(andmeelement) määratletud struktureeritud kogum andmeelementide spetsifikatsioone, mis on valitud rahuldama mingi(te) kollektiivi(de) konkreetseid vajadusi
= (data element) defined structured collection of data element specifications chosen to satisfy the particular needs of a community or communities

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_profile

näiteid
https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/semic-support-centre/application-profiles-what-are-they-and-how-model-and-reuse-them-properly-look-through-dcat-ap
https://community.veracode.com/s/article/application-profile-and-sandbox-best-practices
https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/integration-cloud/visual-developer/what-are-application-profiles.html