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P0359200 (plăt′fôrm′)n.1. a. A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.b. A vessel, such as a submarine or an aircraft carrier, from which weapons can be deployed.c. An oil platform.2. A place, means, or opportunity for public expression of opinion: a journal that served as a platform for radical views.3. A vestibule at the end of a railway car.4. A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, such as a political party, makes its appeal to the public.5. a. A thick layer, as of leather or cork, between the inner and outer soles of a shoe, giving added height.b. A shoe having such a construction.6. Computers The basic technology of a computer system's hardware and software that defines how a computer is operated and determines what other kinds of software can be used.7. Geology a. A flat elevated portion of ground.b. The ancient, stable, interior layer of a continental craton composed of igneous or metamorphic rocks covered by a thin layer of sedimentary rock.

[French plate-forme, diagram, from Old French : plat, flat; see plate + forme, form (from Latin fōrma).]

platform

(ˈplætfɔːm) n1. (Architecture) a raised floor or other horizontal surface, such as a stage for speakers2. (Railways) a raised area at a railway station, from which passengers have access to the trains3. (Mining & Quarrying) See drilling platform, production platform4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the declared principles, aims, etc, of a political party, an organization, or an individual5. (Physical Geography) a level raised area of ground6. (Clothing & Fashion) a. the thick raised sole of some high-heeled shoesb. (as modifier): platform shoes. 7. (Military) a vehicle or level place on which weapons are mounted and fired8. (Computer Science) a specific type of computer hardware or computer operating system[C16: from French plateforme, from plat flat + forme form, layout]

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n. 1. a horizontal surface, or a structure with a horizontal surface, usu. raised above the level of the surrounding area. 2. a raised flooring or other horizontal surface for use as a stage. 3. the raised area between or alongside the tracks of a railroad station, from which the cars of the train are entered. 4. the open entrance area, or vestibule, at the end of a railroad passenger car. 5. a public statement of the principles on which a person or group, esp. a political party, takes a stand in appealing to the public. 6. a set of principles; plan. 7. a place for public discussion; forum. 8. a decklike construction on which the drill rig of an offshore oil or gas well is erected. 9. a flat, elevated piece of ground. 10. a. a thick insert of leather, cork, or other sturdy material between the uppers and the sole of a shoe. b. a shoe with this feature. 11. any standard that forms a basic environment under which compatible computer systems and application programs can be developed and run, as a specific computer processor or network connection (hardware platform) or an operating system, database, etc. (software platform). [1540–50; earlier platte forme < Middle French: literally, flat form, plane figure. See plate, form]

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(plăt′fôrm′) 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.

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lectern, podium, dais, rostrum - A lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a dais is a platform for several people, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more.
pulpit - From classical Latin pulpitum, "platform, stage."
hustings - Its early meaning of "platform" led to its sense of "any place from which campaign speeches are made" and "political campaigning."
rostrum - Latin for "beak," it first referred to part of the Rome Forum decorated with bird beaks and used as a platform for speakers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"auction block, block - a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"bandstand, outdoor stage, stand - a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open aircatwalk - narrow platform extending out into an auditorium; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"crow's nest - platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mastambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on itdeck - any of various platforms built into a vesselloading dock, dock - a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloadedfly floor, fly gallery - a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the fliesfootboard - a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feetfootplate - the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controlsforetop - a platform at the head of a foremasthorizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"landing - an intermediate platform in a staircaselanding stage - platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loadedlaunch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, pad - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launchedmonkey bridge - a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler roompallet - a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on itpier, wharf, wharfage, dock - a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boatsring - a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestlerunway - a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.scaffold - a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"microscope stage, stage - a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examinationstairhead - platform at the top of a staircasetop - platform surrounding the head of a lower mastturntable - a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being playedturntable - a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
	2.	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"political platform, political program, programdocument, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)plank - an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party
	3.	platform - the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating systemcomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallyADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storageoperating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
	4.	platform - any military structure or vehicle bearing weaponsweapons platformgun enclosure, gun turret, turret - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotationstructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	5.	platform - a woman's shoe with a very high thick solechopineshoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

platform

noun1. stage, stand, podium, rostrum, dais, soapbox Nick finished his speech and jumped down from the platform.2. policy, programme, principle, objective(s), manifesto, tenet(s), party line The party has announced a platform of economic reforms. They won a landslide victory on a nationalist platform.

platform

nounA temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen:scaffold, scaffolding, stage.

Translations

平台戏台站台讲台

platform

(ˈplӕtfoːm) noun1. a raised part of a floor eg in a hall, for speakers, entertainers etc. The orchestra arranged themselves on the platform. 讲台，戏台 2. the raised area between or beside the lines in a railway station. They waited on the platform for their train to arrive; The London train will leave from platform 6.站台

platform

→ 平台zhCN

Which platform does the train leave from? → 这趟车从第几站台发车？
Which platform does the train for ... leave from? → 去...的火车从第几站台发车？
Is this the right platform for the train to ...? → 去...的车是在这个站台上车吗？

platform

1. a raised floor or other horizontal surface, such as a stage for speakers 2. a raised area at a railway station, from which passengers have access to the trains 3. the declared principles, aims, etc., of a political party, an organization, or an individual 4. a level raised area of ground 5. a specific type of computer hardware or computer operating system

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A raised floor or terrace, open or roofed; a stair landing.

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(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

“The Platform” is where mediums address the public and relay messages received from spirit. The Morris Pratt Institute Educational Course in Modern Spiritualism states,

Platform decorum is of the utmost importance. The moment you step into view, you are Spiritualism. You may be the main reason many of the people came. To meet the various needs of those attending, to leave a permanent message in their mind, and to be an asset to the movement of Spiritualism, you must know and practice good platform decorum. Our services are religious services, and those serving should act accordingly.

Whether or not there is an actual platform is immaterial. For example, at Lily Dale Assembly there are regular daily message services given throughout the summer season at Forest Temple and at Inspiration Stump. A variety of different mediums speak at each service. There is no actual platform from which they speak—they stand in front of the seated people—yet the traditional “platform decorum” still is strictly followed.

Speaking from a platform offers advantages to the medium in that she can see the whole of the audience and can thereby more easily distinguish the different people who are being contacted by spirit.

Sources:

Morris Pratt Institute: Educational Course on Modern Spiritualism. Milwaukee: M.P.I., 1981

Platform

in geology, a segment of the earth’s crust, within a central continental craton, in which the folded base is relatively submerged and covered by 1- to 16-km strata of horizontally bedded or gently tilted sedimentary rocks. The platform is contrasted to the relatively uplifted structure of the central continental craton “known as the shield and is composed of diverse structures of lesser orders, such as anteclises, syneclises, and domes. The term was proposed by E. Suess in 1885.

platform

[′plat‚fȯrm] (computer science) The hardware system and the system software used by a computer program. (geology) Any level or almost level surface; a small plateau. A continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata which overlay a basement of rocks consolidated during earlier deformations; platforms and shields together constitute cratons. (mining engineering) A wooden floor on the side of a gangway at the bottom of an inclined seam, to which the coal runs by gravity, and from which it is shoveled into mine cars. (ordnance) Temporary or permanent solid bed on which artillery pieces are supported to give greater stability. Metal stand at the base of some types of guns upon which the gun crew stands while serving the gun.

platform

1. A raised floor or terrace, open or roofed. 2. A stair landing; also See stair platform. 3. A grillage.

platform

i. A flat structure on which loads are carried and may be air-dropped. See airdrop platform or palletized bladder.
ii. A vehicle carrying sensors and/or weapons [e.g., an aircraft, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)].
iii. A raised operating area for operation of helicopters and VSTOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft.
iv. An extended root of turbine blade linking the root attachment to the airfoil.

platform

Specific computer hardware, as in the phrase"platform-independent". It may also refer to a specificcombination of hardware and operating system and/orcompiler, as in "this program has been ported to severalplatforms". It is also used to refer to support software fora particular activity, as in "This program provides a platformfor research into routing protocols".

platform

A hardware and/or software architecture that serves as a foundation or base. The term originally dealt with hardware and often still refers to only a CPU model or computer family. For example, the x86 PC is the world's largest desktop computer platform. The terms "platform" and "environment" are used interchangeably. See multiplatform, hardware platform and environment.

An Operating System Platform
An operating system often implies the CPU hardware. For example, when an application "runs on the Windows platform," it means that the program has been compiled into the x86 machine language and runs under Windows. It implies x86 because Windows has run on x86 machines for decades. However, it briefly ran on ARM CPUs with Windows RT, and starting in 2018, Windows once again was able to run on ARM (see Windows 10 on ARM).

The macOS operating system means Intel x86 hardware, although in the past, it ran on PowerPC and Motorola 68000 CPUs. The Android platform means the Android OS on ARM CPUs, while Apple's mobile platform runs iOS on ARM (see ARM).

With Unix, hardware is not implied. Unix applications run on almost every CPU family and are compiled into the machine language of that hardware. The phrase "the xyz app runs on Unix" typically implies multiple CPUs. See Unix.

Platforms Provide Interfaces
An application can also be a platform if it is a base for other programs. For example, Web browsers accept third-party plug-ins, and the browser application becomes a platform to interface with. Any software can be defined as a platform if it provides programming interfaces (APIs), which are a set of rules and codes that applications are written to interact with. Social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter provide APIs and are thus called "social media platforms." See application framework and online platform.

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noun a temporary framework with a floor, used by workmen

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noun a raised horizontal surface

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noun a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

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noun the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system

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noun any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons

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noun a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole

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