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platform
Noun
  • A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
  • A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune.
  • A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
  • Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage. figuratively
  • A set of components shared by several vehicle models. automotive
  • A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes. computing
  • A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion. geology
  • A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. nautical
  • A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks. politics
  • A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc. travel
  • A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. obsolete
Verb
  • To furnish with or shape into a platform transitive
  • To place on a platform. transitive
  • To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. obsolete, transitive
  • To include in a political platform politics, transitive