PLATFORM

chopine, platform

(noun) a woman’s shoe with a very high thick sole

platform

(noun) a raised horizontal surface; “the speaker mounted the platform”

platform, weapons platform

(noun) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons

platform

(noun) the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system

platform, political platform, political program, program

(noun) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; “their candidate simply ignored the party platform”; “they won the election even though they offered no positive program”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

platform (plural platforms)

A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

Synonym: podium (not for artistic performances)

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion; a tribune.

Synonym: podium (only regarding the physical structure)

A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.

(figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.

(automobiles) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.

(computing) A computer system used to deliver services to clients; a solution

(computing) 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.

(geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.

(nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.

(politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

(travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.

(obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.

Synonyms

• dais

Hyponyms

• container platform

• island platform

• microservices platform

• oil platform

• work platform

Verb

platform (third-person singular simple present platforms, present participle platforming, simple past and past participle platformed)

(transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform

(transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.

(obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

(politics, transitive) To include in a political platform

(transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).

Antonyms: deplatform, no-platform

(film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.

Source: Wiktionary

Plat"form`, n. Etym: [Plat, a. + -form: cf. F. plateforme.]

1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] lf the platform just reflects the order. Pope.

3. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.

4. A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform. "The platform of Geneva." Hooker.

5. (Naut.)

Definition: A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop. Platform car, a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a f -- Platform scale, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on which objects are weighed.

Plat"form`, v. t.

1. To place on a platform. [R.]

2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.] Church discipline is platformed in the Bible. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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