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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

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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.


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platform Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dip: Three ponds were de-silted last year and a dipping platform build on the largest one.

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.

Modifies a noun

  • lift: All our platform lifts come with standard safety features including an alarm button.

Noun used with modifier

  • .net: We have a state-of-the-art Content Management solution that is built on the latest Microsoft .NET platform.

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.
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On the platform stood a policeman of normal proportions, and instead of a revolver and a truncheon he carried a copy of Ben Hur translated into Irish, which he was evidently studying for an examination important to his professional advancement. MrThewless realised that the imperial might of Great Britain lay behind him and that in front was the philosophic republic of Mr de Valera.

-Stewart,John Innes Mackintosh

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