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platform

[ plat-fawrm ]
/ ˈplæt fɔrm /
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noun

OTHER WORDS FOR platform

8 manifesto, party line, tenets; course of action, plan of action.
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Origin of platform

First recorded in 1540–50; earlier platte forme, from Middle French: literally, “flat form, plane figure”; see plate1, form

OTHER WORDS FROM platform

plat·form·less, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for platform

platform
/ (ˈplætfɔːm) /

noun

Word Origin for platform

C16: from French plateforme, from plat flat + forme form, layout
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Scientific definitions for platform

platform
[ plătfôrm′ ]

The basic technology of a computer system's hardware and software, defining how a computer is operated and determining what other kinds of software can be used. Additional software or hardware must be compatible with the platform.
The part of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) that is covered by flat or nearly flat strata of sediment.
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Cultural definitions for platform (1 of 2)

platform

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.

Cultural definitions for platform (2 of 2)

platform

The combination of computer hardware and operating system that applications must be compatible with.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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