Quoting Khalid Baheyeldin <kb@2bits.com>:
Not sure I agree that compound words should be avoided...If they add clarity....
This is where we disagree. See Earnie Boyd's suggestions earlier in this thread and the replies to them. I don't agree with Earnie here, and agree with the counter arguments.
e.g. "Install profile" and "user profile". Too much overloading of terms with qualifiers.
KISS.
I do disagree with avoiding compound words for module names and for this case finding any use of profile with the word user without being specific is tough which is why I was hounding on the subject. You have to use "user profile" in the quotes within Google's search form to find any use of the term. But I'm alright with stating that the use of the word profile within the Drupal Framework always relates to user. Earnie -- http://for-my-kids.com/ -- http://give-me-an-offer.com/