1. A raised level structure alongside train tracks or in a bus station where passengers board or alight from vehicles
   "The train will arrive at platform 3 in five minutes"
    
2. A raised horizontal surface
   "the speaker mounted the platform"
    
3. The combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
   "The software is compatible with multiple platforms, including Windows and macOS"
    
4. 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]
    
5. (military) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
   "The aircraft carrier served as a mobile weapons platform";
   - weapons platform
    
6. A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
   "Renaissance Venetian women wore platforms to elevate themselves above the dirty streets";
   - chopine
    
7. 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"
    
8. A technology, organization, or service etc. that creates value primarily by enabling direct interactions between two (or more) distinct types of customer
   "Airbnb is a platform that connects property owners with travellers seeking accommodations";
   - multi-sided platform, MSP

1. Provide with a platform
   "The organization platformed emerging artists at their annual showcase"
    
2. Place or put on (or by) a platform
   "They platformed the speakers to make them more visible to the audience"

Derived forms: platformed, platforming, platforms

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

Encyclopedia: Platform, The