Platform | Mean of platform in English Dictionary

/ˈplætˌfoɚm/

• Noun
• a flat surface that is raised higher than the floor or ground and that people stand on when performing or speaking
1. a raised wooden platform
2. He stepped up onto the platform and looked out into the audience.
• a flat area next to railroad tracks where people wait for a train or subway
1. She stepped off the train onto the platform.
2. Our train is boarding on platform 6.
• a usually raised structure that has a flat surface where people or machines do work
1. a viewing/observation platform
2. oil drilling platforms

• the official beliefs and goals of a political party or candidate
1. political platforms
2. the Republican/Democratic platform
3. The party adopted a new platform.
4. She was elected on a platform of peace. [=people elected her because she promised to work for peace]
• something that allows someone to tell a large number of people about an idea, product, etc.
1. The company plans to use the show as a platform to launch the new soft drink.
• a shoe with a very thick sole
1. In the 1970s, we all wore platforms and bell-bottom pants.
• a program or set of programs that controls the way a computer works and runs other programs
1. The program can be run on various PC platforms.