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plat·form       [plat-fawrm] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[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.
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plat·form       (plāt'fôrm')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.
    2. A vessel, such as a submarine or an aircraft carrier, from which weapons can be deployed.
    3. An oil platform.
    4. A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height.
    5. A shoe having such a construction.
    6. A flat elevated portion of ground.
    7. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock.
  2. A place, means, or opportunity for public expression of opinion: a journal that served as a platform for radical views.
  3. A vestibule at the end of a railway car.
  4. A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, such as a political party, makes its appeal to the public.
    1. A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height.
    2. A shoe having such a construction.
    3. A flat elevated portion of ground.
    4. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock.
  6. 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.
  7. Geology
    1. A flat elevated portion of ground.
    2. 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).]

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platform       (plāt'fôrm')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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