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      platform
      noun
      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.
      (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
      (figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
      (politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
      (transport) A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.
      (Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
      (computing) A particular operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software; a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.
      (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
      (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
      (Myanmar) A sidewalk.
      (automotive) Ellipsis of car platform (“a set of components shared by several vehicle models”).
      (footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”). [A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels designed to make the wearer appear taller.]
      (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
      verb
      (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
      (transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
      (rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.
      (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
      (transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
      (film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
      (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
      Roots
      platysplat- · Greek · flat, broadforma-form · Latin · shape, form
      Synonyms for platform
      estradedaisnpodiumnrostrumnsoapboxnpulpitn
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      Where does platform come from?

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