A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
(figuratively) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
(figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
(figuratively) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.
(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”).
(Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
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.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of car platform (“a set of components shared by several vehicle models”).
A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
(obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
(Myanmar) A sidewalk.

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

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