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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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