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Arts

* Platform, an arts centre at The Bridge, Easterhouse, Glasgow * ''Platform'' (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film * ''Platform'' (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke * '' The Platform'' (2019 film) * Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry * Platform (Australian art group), an artists group based in Melbourne * ''Platform'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq


Physical objects and features

* Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body * Cargo platform, a pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift * Diving platform, used in diving * Jumping platform, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ''ad hoc'' way for cliff jumping * Oil platform, a structure built for oil production * Platform, a component of scaffolding * Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks * Platform (shopping center) in Culver City, Greater Los Angeles, California * Theatre platform, a standard piece of theatrical scenery * Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity * Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole * Railway platform, an area at a railway station to alight from/embark on trains or trams


Politics

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Party platform A political party platform (American English), party program, or party manifesto (preferential term in British and often Commonwealth English) is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, t ...
, a list of principles held by a political party * Platform (Mali), an alliance of pro-government paramilitary groups in the Mali War


Technology

* Platform economy, a contemporary business model based upon apps and websites *
Computing platform A computing platform, digital platform, or software platform is the infrastructure on which software is executed. While the individual components of a computing platform may be obfuscated under layers of abstraction, the ''summation of the requi ...
, a framework on which applications may be run * Digital platform (infrastructure), a software-based online infrastructure that facilitates user interactions and transactions *
Platform game A platformer (also called a platform game, and sometimes a jump 'n' run game) is a subgenre of action game in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels wi ...
, a genre of video games *
Car platform A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. It is prac ...
, a set of components shared by several vehicle models *
Weapons platform A weapons platform is generally any building, structure, vehicle or mechanism (engineering), mechanism on which a weapon can be installed (via various weapon mount, mounting mechanisms) for optimal stability and performance. The mounted weapons, ...
, a system or structure that carries weapons * Web platform


Other uses

* Economic platform, an intermediary in a
two-sided market In mathematics, specifically in topology of manifolds, a compact codimension-one submanifold F of a manifold M is said to be 2-sided in M when there is an embedding ::h\colon F\times 1,1to M with h(x,0)=x for each x\in F and ::h(F\times ...
* Platform (business model), a business model that creates value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups * Platform conodonts, a type of
conodont Conodonts, are an extinct group of marine jawless vertebrates belonging to the class Conodonta (from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning " cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth"). They are primarily known from their hard ...
s with highly evolved feeding elements


See also

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The Platform (disambiguation) The Platform may refer to: *The Platform (film), ''The Platform'' (film), a Spanish horror film *The Platform (TV series), ''The Platform'' (TV series), an Emirati TV series *The Platform (album), ''The Platform'' (album), a hip-hop album by the gr ...
* Platform 4, a theatre company in Hampshire, England * Platform economy, economic and social activity facilitated by platforms, typically online sales or technology frameworks * Platform release, a gradual film distribution strategy * Platforming (disambiguation) *
Platformism Platformism is an anarchist organizational theory that aims to create a tightly coordinated anarchist federation. Its main features include a common Tactic (method), tactical line, a unified political policy and a commitment to collective responsi ...
, a form of anarchist organization that seeks unity from its participants * ''Plateforme'' (comic book), a 2014 comic book by Alain Dual * "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from ''AIM'' (album) {{disambiguation