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noun

a major piece of software, as an operating system, an operating environment, or a database, under which various smaller application programs can be designed to run.

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How to use software platform in a sentence

Apple is typically tight-lipped about security issues pertaining to its software platforms, and this was no exception.
You should update your iPhone and Chrome browser ASAP|Stan Horaczek|February 8, 2021|Popular-Science
Scout for remote controlIn addition to Spot’s new hardware, Boston Dynamics has also announced a new software platform, called Scout, to help control it.
Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head|Stan Horaczek|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
Machine learning and smart software platforms will make it easy to organize all of a company’s information so employees can find what’s relevant to them without asking colleagues for it in real time.
Work has outgrown the office. What’s next?|Jake Meth|January 12, 2021|Fortune
She works with public and private sector clients to implement Agile software platforms and IT-modernization programs.
Communication and courage: The top 5 corporate leadership lessons from 2020|matthewheimer|December 31, 2020|Fortune

In the meantime, Mason and a handful of other growers are working with UCANR on a software platform called Crop Manage, designed to ingest weather and soil data and deliver customized recommendations on irrigation and fertilizer use for each crop.
How technology might finally start telling farmers things they didn’t already know|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review