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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";
   - political platform, political program, program [N. Amer]
    
3. The combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
    
4. (military) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
   - weapons platform
    
5. A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
   - chopine
    
6. Something that acts as a good base to allow an activity to advance
   "A lot of bank tellers are college leavers looking to enter the banking world, and it's a role that provides a good platform to career progression"
    
7. A technology, organization, or service etc. that creates value primarily by enabling direct interactions between two (or more) distinct types of customer
   - multi-sided platform, MSP

1. Provide with a platform
    
2. Place or put on (or by) a platform

Derived forms: platforming, platformed, platforms

Type of: ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system, construction, document, horizontal surface, level, papers, shoe, structure, written document

Encyclopedia: Platform