gaming platform
Americannoun
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a computer system specially made for playing video games; a console.
The new gaming platforms have much better graphics resolution than previous generation consoles.
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a proprietary family of video game consoles.
The game will be simultaneously released on the Playstation and Xbox gaming platforms.
Etymology
Origin of gaming platform
First recorded in 2000–05
Example Sentences
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Her main platform is Instagram, with 308,000 followers as of April.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
CrowdStrike’s Charlotte AI offering, which integrates into the company’s main platform to automate threat detection, has boosted average deal sizes “meaningfully,” according to Marshall.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
At a suburban Kyiv railway station, two carriages painted in the blue and white livery of Ukrainian Railways sit on the main platform, their diesel engines running as snow steadily falls.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
“We are proud that a large amount of C-SPAN’s content is available to viewers on the YouTube main platform, where it is accessible to everyone for free and generates advertising revenue for C-SPAN.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
The main platform disappeared beneath the waves, and then only the buildings and towers still stood above the surface.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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