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5 definitions found 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]: 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. ``The platform of Geneva.'' --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]: 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: platform n 1: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" 2: 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" [syn: {political platform}, {political program}, {program}] 3: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn: {weapons platform}] 4: a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: {chopine}, {chopines}, {platforms}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [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)
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