PROFILE DESCENT- An uninterrupted descent (except where level flight is required for speed adjustment; e.g., 250 knots at 10,000 feet MSL) from cruising altitude/level to interception of a glideslope or to a minimum altitude specified for the initial ...
A STAR is not a profile descent. When descent clearance is issued ask for clarification if ATC gives mix of descents and STAR clearances. Don't descend to the altitudes shown on a STAR until an unrestricted descent clearance is issued.
 See also: FAA, Altitude, Report, Pilot, Air traffic
  
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