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plat·form      /ˈplætfɔrm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[plat-fawrm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1.	a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.

2.	a raised flooring or other horizontal surface, such as, in a hall or meeting place, a stage for use by public speakers, performers, etc.

3.	the raised area between or alongside the tracks of a railroad station, from which the cars of the train are entered.

4.	the open entrance area, or the vestibule, at the end of a railroad passenger car.

5.	a landing in a flight of stairs.

6.	a public statement of the principles, objectives, and policy of a political party, esp. as put forth by the representatives of the party in a convention to nominate candidates for an election: The platform contained the usual platitudes.

7.	a body of principles on which a person or group takes a stand in appealing to the public; program: The Fabians developed an all-embracing platform promising utopia.

8.	a set of principles; plan.

9.	a place for public discussion; forum.

10.	a decklike construction on which the drill rig of an offshore oil or gas well is erected.

11.	Building Trades. a relatively flat member or construction for distributing weight, as a wall plate, grillage, etc.

12.	Military. a. solid ground on which artillery pieces are mounted. b. a metal stand or base attached to certain types of artillery pieces.

13.	Nautical. flat1 (def. 42a).

14.	a flat, elevated piece of ground.

15.	Geology. a vast area of undisturbed sedimentary rocks that, together with a shield, constitutes a craton.

16.	a thick insert of leather, cork, or other sturdy material between the uppers and the sole of a shoe, usually intended for stylish effect or to give added height.

17.	platforms, platform shoes.

18.	a. hardware platform. b. software platform.

19.	a scheme of religious principles or doctrines.

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[Origin: 1540–50; earlier platte forme < MF: lit., flat form, plane figure. See plate¹, form]

—Related forms

plat·form·less, adjective

—Synonyms 2. stage, dais, rostrum, pulpit.

plat·form       (plāt'fôrm')  Pronunciation Key  n.   A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks. A vessel, such as a submarine or an aircraft carrier, from which weapons can be deployed. An oil platform. A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height. A shoe having such a construction. A flat elevated portion of ground. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock. A place, means, or opportunity for public expression of opinion: a journal that served as a platform for radical views. A vestibule at the end of a railway car. A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, such as a political party, makes its appeal to the public. A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height. A shoe having such a construction. A flat elevated portion of ground. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock. Computer Science The basic technology of a computer system's hardware and software that defines how a computer is operated and determines what other kinds of software can be used. Geology A flat elevated portion of ground. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock. [French plate-forme, diagram, from Old French : plat, flat; see plate + forme, form (from Latin fōrma).]

platform       (plāt'fôrm')  Pronunciation Key  The basic technology of a computer system's hardware and software, defining how a computer is operated and determining what other kinds of software can be used. Additional software or hardware must be compatible with the platform. The part of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) that is covered by flat or nearly flat strata of sediment.

A political party's or candidate's written statement of principles and plans. A platform is usually developed by a committee at the party convention during a presidential campaign.

The combination of computer hardware and operating system that applications must be compatible with.

platform
Specific computer hardware, as in the phrase "platform-independent". It may also refer to a specific combination of hardware and operating system and/or compiler, as in "this program has been ported to several platforms". It is also used to refer to support software for a particular activity, as in "This program provides a platform for research into routing protocols".
(1994-12-07)

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