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English Dictionary: platform	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for platform
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
platform n 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"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Synonym(s): platform, political platform, political program, program the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons Synonym(s): platform, weapons platform a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole Synonym(s): chopine, platform
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Platform \Plat"form`\, n. [Plat, a. + -form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] lf the platform just reflects the order. --Pope. 3. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place. 4. A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform. [bd]The platform of Geneva.[b8] --Hooker. 5. (Naut.) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See {Orlop}. {Platform car}, a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a f[?]at. {Platform scale}, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on which objects are weighed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Platform \Plat"form`\, v. t. 1. To place on a platform. [R.] 2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.] Church discipline is platformed in the Bible. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halfpace \Half"pace`\, n. (Arch.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See {Quarterpace}. Note: This term and quartepace are rare or unknown in the United States, {platform} or {landing} being used instead.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
platform Specific computer hardware, as in the phrase "platform-independent". It may also refer to a specific combination of hardware and {operating system} and/or {compiler}, as in "this program has been ported to several platforms". It is also used to refer to support software for a particular activity, as in "This program provides a platform for research into routing protocols". (1994-12-07)