platform

Meaning

Noun

1. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
2. A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
3. (figuratively) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
4. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
5. (figuratively) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
6. A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, in-plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).
8. (Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
9. A particular operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software; a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of car platform (“a set of components shared by several vehicle models”).
11. A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
12. A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
13. (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
14. (Myanmar) A sidewalk.

Verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
2. (transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
3. To place a train alongside a station platform.
4. (transitive) To include in a political platform
5. (transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
6. (transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

Opposite of

deplatform, no-platform

Synonyms

stage

dais

rostrum

podium

wharf

quay

terrace

floor

tribune

pulpit

table

pier

tower

lookout

verandah

stand

balcony

altar

gallery

weapons platform

porch

political program

program

chopine

jetty

statement of policy

bed

🛏️

political platform

ring

💍

arena

track

dock

scaffold

base

declaration of policy

line

levee

landing stage

corridor

landing

chassis

hideout

rack

ground

chair

🪑

bench

gate

programme

gantry

catwalk

Translations

plate-forme

Bahnsteig

plataforma

quai

plataforma

plateforme

perron

Plattform

andén

piattaforma

πλατφόρμα

podium

Podium

estrade

tribune

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplætfɔːm/

Etymology

From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”)) + forme (“form”) (from Latin fōrma (“shape; figure; form”)); compare flatscape.

Sentences

It has One platform .

However , over time it was expanded to include a double platform .

It is a side-scrolling platform game .

It has a single staircase from platform , a crossover , and waiting area .