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platform Definition

plat·form (plat′fôrm′)

noun

  1. a raised horizontal surface of wood, stone, or metal; specif.,
    1. a raised stage or flooring beside railroad tracks or the like
    2. a raised flooring or stage for performers, speakers, etc.
  2. ☆ a statement of principles and policies, esp. of a political party
  3. a shoe with a platform sole: in full platform shoe
    1. a type of computer or other electronic hardware device having a standard design for use with a compatible operating system, software, etc.
    2. such an operating system, software, etc. having a standard design for use with compatible programs, applications, etc.

Etymology: Fr plate-forme, lit., flat form: see plate & form

adjective

  1. designating a thick sole of cork, leather, etc. for a shoe
  2. designating a shoe with such a sole

platform Synonyms

platform

n.

  1. A stage

    dais, pulpit, speaker's platform, rostrum, stand, floor, staging, terrace, belvedere; see also stage.

  2. A program

    principles, policies, the party planks*; see program 4.

platform Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dip: Three ponds were de-silted last year and a dipping platform build on the largest one.
  • provide: There is a platform provided for the later addition of an organ.
  • create: Your Oklahoma LLC creates the legal platform for establishing an operating presence in the state of Oklahoma.

Adjective modifier

  • unified: It aims to tackle the needs of the UK's science, engineering and technology industry and to create a unified platform and voice.
  • mobile: There is no doubt that the convergence of TV with the Web and mobile phone platforms has started happening.
  • hydraulic: The fire service were alerted to the blaze at 4.45pm and three pumps attended along with the services hydraulic platform and an ambulance.
  • stable: The pontoon thus firmly founded, the dredging gear would work from a stable platform.
  • digital: Artist promotion via this digital platform gave previously unknown artists a voice.
  • multiple: There are some fields with multiple platforms which have been issued with a single flare consent.

Modifies a noun

  • lift: All our platform lifts come with standard safety features including an alarm button.
  • canopy: Note the now plain valance of the platform canopy.
  • shoe: Nor is this helped by the Russian-style, narrow platform shoe, no matter how pretty that might look.

Noun used with modifier

  • .net: We have a state-of-the-art Content Management solution that is built on the latest Microsoft .NET platform.
  • viewing: Next we came across Raffi and Anthea, asleep in front of the viewing platform.
  • hardware: Compaq Insight Manager uses agent technology to manage and monitor the health of all hardware components within the Compaq hardware platform environment.
  • computing: Abbey wanted to prove a grid computing platform in a risk-free, non-production environment.
  • gaming: The report concludes with an overview of other gaming platforms, and a summary of key points and trends to monitor.
  • bay: The bay platform at Acton Town remains, without track.

Possessives

charset: Developers should never rely on the JRE to substitute the platform's default charset for a " text / other " DataFlavor.

Preposition: of

stability: In our second term we must build on the platform of stability and employment.