platform

(plăt'fôrm')
n.

1. 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.
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.
5. 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.
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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The standards that set the parameters for what a system can and cannot do; generally refers to the microprocessor and/or the operating system. The term cross-platform refers to applications, formats, or devices that work on different platforms.

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noun

A temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen: scaffold, scaffolding, stage. See machine.

1. A raised floor or terrace, open or roofed.
2. A stair landing; also See stair platform.
3. A grillage.

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In earthworks, a space that has been artificially levelled to receive a building.

A political party's or candidate's written statement of principles and plans. A platform is usually developed by a committee at the party convention during a presidential campaign.

IN BRIEF: A flat surface or stage higher than the ground or floor around it. Also: A publicly announced set of goals and principles; policy.

I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement, I have the best of the bargain. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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i. A flat structure on which loads are carried and may be air-dropped. See airdrop platform or palletized bladder.
ii. A vehicle carrying sensors and/or weapons [e.g., an aircraft, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)].
iii. A raised operating area for operation of helicopters and VSTOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft.
iv. An extended root of turbine blade linking the root attachment to the airfoil.

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A platform is a political party’s formal written statement of its principles and goals, which is put together and issued during the presidential nomination process.

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For a list of words related to platform, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - platform: horizontal floor area, esp. midway up stairs
• Software, Languages, and Programming - platform: major piece of software, such as an operating system, operating environment, or database, under which various smaller applications are designed to run
• Roofs and Towers - platform: raised, horizontal, flat surface
• Ornamental and Structural Parts - platform: raised, horizontal, usu. unroofed surface
• Parts of Rooms - platform: section of flooring raised above room level
• Parts of Shoes and Accessories - platform: insert that adds height to heel
• Elections and Campaigns - platform: principles and policies supported by party or candidate in election
• Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - platform: 3/4” plywood covered frame used for flooring or levels on a set

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - perron, tribune, mølleomgang, partiprogram

Nederlands (Dutch)
podium, natuurlijke/ kunstmatige verhoging, perron, plan/ontwerp, booreiland, (hoofdpunt van) politiek platform, gelegenheid om iets te verkondigen, balkon van bus/tram etc., (mv) schoenen met plateauzolen

Français (French)
n. - estrade, tribune, plate-forme, (gén) plateau (pour véhicules), (Pol) plate-forme électorale, (Rail) quai, (fig) tremplin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bahnsteig, Podium, Bühne, Plateausohle, Plattform

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εξέδρα, βήμα, αποβάθρα, πλατφόρμα, πολιτικό πρόγραμμα (κόμματος), ιδεολογική πλατφόρμα

Italiano (Italian)
cattedra, marciapiede, podio, piattaforma, passerella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - plataforma (f)

Русский (Russian)
платформа, перрон, помост, позиция, (политическая) программа

Español (Spanish)
n. - plataforma, tribuna, andén, estrado, tablado, tarima, pasarela, andamio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - estrad, podium, plattform, perrong, platå, (parti)program

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
月台, 坛, 讲台

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 月臺, 壇, 講臺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 승강장, 대지, 강령

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 壇, 演壇, プラットホーム, 綱領, 乗降口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خطه, برنامج, البرنامج السياسي, منصه, منبر, رصيف في محطه السكه الحديديه, منبسط الدرج أو سلم المبنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רחבה, רציף, בימה, סוליה עבה, מישורת, מצע מפלגתי, פלטפורמה‬

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