platform

Meanings

Plural: platforms

Noun

• a raised horizontal surface
  • "the speaker mounted the platform"
• a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
  • "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"
• the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
• any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
• a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
• 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.
• A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
• Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
• 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.
• Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).
• 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, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.
• 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.
• A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
• sidewalk

Verb

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

Synonyms

chopine, dais, foundation, podium, political platform, political program, program, stage, tribune, weapons platform

Antonyms

deplatform, no-platform