Difference between "profile." and "user."?

[J2_2]

In docs referencing Target profile parameters, I see two different ways of interacting with Target profile.

user.THING  and profile.THING

What's the difference and when do you use one vs. the other?

Note: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/target/using/audiences/visitor-profiles/profile-parameters.h...

References profile.get() and user.get() 

Code example here:
https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/target/using/audiences/visitor-profiles/profile-parameters.h...

Uses both "user." and "profile."

Thanks

Thank you

[LordOfTheRings]

Hi @J2_2 profile.THING is profile parameter of an user profile . user.THING is the profile script

[J2_2]

Thanks for the answer - what is the difference in practical terms? It looks as though they are interchangeable how they are used, and both can save to and pull from, the Visitor Profile, when fired "on the page".

[Andrey_Osadchuk · Accepted solution]

1. When you want to set a persistent attribute in a JS implementation, you set a profile.SOMETHING parameter.
2. AT creates some profile parameters automatically too. For example, profile.sessionCount, profile.geolocation.country.
3. Each profile script becomes user.PROFILESCRIPTNAME. When you want to reference a profile script in another profile script or in an experience as a dynamic placeholder, you can do it via user.PROFILESCRIPTNAME

Best wishes,
Andrey Osadchuk | Inspect Launch Implementation, Automate Classifications & Data Sources, Essential Bookmarks