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plat·form Listen to audio/ˈplætˌfoɚm/ noun
plural plat·forms
[count] 1 a : a flat surface that is raised higher than the floor or ground and that people stand on when performing or speaking
a raised wooden platform He stepped up onto the platform and looked out into the audience.
b : a flat area next to railroad tracks where people wait for a train or subway
She stepped off the train onto the platform. Our train is boarding on platform 6.
c : a usually raised structure that has a flat surface where people or machines do work
a viewing/observation platform oil drilling platforms
2 : the official beliefs and goals of a political party or candidate
political platforms the Republican/Democratic platform The party adopted a new platform. She was elected on a platform of peace. [=people elected her because she promised to work for peace]compare plank
3 : something that allows someone to tell a large number of people about an idea, product, etc.
The company plans to use the show as a platform to launch the new soft drink.
4 : a shoe with a very thick sole — usually plural In the 1970s, we all wore platforms and bell-bottom pants. —called also platform shoe
5 computers : a program or set of programs that controls the way a computer works and runs other programs : operating system
The program can be run on various PC platforms.

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