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# General profiles attributes

**Status**: [Experimental][DocumentStatus]

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- [Frame types](#frame-types)

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The attributes described in this section are rather generic.
They may be used in any Profiles record they apply to.

## Frame types

**Description:** Describes the origin of a single frame in a Profile.

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| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
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| [`profile.frame.type`](/docs/attributes-registry/profile.md) | string | Describes the interpreter or compiler of a single frame. | `cpython` | `Recommended` | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |

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`profile.frame.type` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

| Value  | Description | Stability |
|---|---|---|
| `beam` | [Erlang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_(Erlang_virtual_machine)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `cpython` | [Python](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `dotnet` | [.NET](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `jvm` | [JVM](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_virtual_machine) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `kernel` | [Kernel](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(operating_system)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `native` | [C](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)), [C++](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B), [Go](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(programming_language)), [Rust](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `perl` | [Perl](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `php` | [PHP](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `ruby` | [Ruby](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |
| `v8js` | [V8JS](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/V8_(JavaScript_engine)) | ![Experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/-experimental-blue) |

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[DocumentStatus]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/document-status
