Platform may refer to:
Technology
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Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
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Platform game
A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action game, action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform game ...
, a genre of video games
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Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
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Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons
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Web platform
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Platform economy (or
Platform capitalism,
Platformization), a structure of internet business
Physical objects and features
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Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
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Cargo platform
A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a Loader (equipment), front loader, a Jack (mechanical), jacking device, or an erect cran ...
, a pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift
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Diving platform, used in diving
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Jumping platform
A jumping platform is a naturally occurring or human-made surface for people to jump from. It is usually situated above a body of water, or above mats, a box-spring mattress, piles of empty cardboard boxes, or other soft landing surfaces, or the ...
, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ''ad hoc'' way for cliff jumping
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Oil platform, a structure built for oil production
* Platform, a component of
scaffolding
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Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
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Platform (shopping center) Platform is a community shopping center in Culver City, on the Westside of Los Angeles. Platform consists of about of retail and restaurant space and of creative and office space, in a group of three-story buildings on Washington Boulevard near t ...
in Culver City, Greater Los Angeles, California
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Theatre platform, a standard piece of theatrical scenery
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Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
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Platform shoe
Platform shoes are shoes, boots, or sandals with an obvious thick sole, usually in the range of . Platform shoes may also be high heels, in which case the heel is raised significantly higher than the ball of the foot. Extreme heights, of ...
, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
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Railway platform, an area at a railway station to alight from/embark on trains or trams
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Airport apron, the area on an airport where aircraft are parked
Politics
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Party platform
A political party platform (US English), party program, or party manifesto (preferential term in British & often Commonwealth English) is a formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order ...
, a list of principles held by a political party
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Platform (European politics), an openly organized faction within a left-wing political party
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Platformism, a form of anarchist organization that seeks unity from its participants
Arts
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Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
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Platform (Australian art group), an artists group based in Melbourne
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''Platform'' (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
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''Platform'' (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
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''Platform'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq
* "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from ''
AIM''
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Platform release
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Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few theaters across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United ...
, a gradual film distribution strategy
Other
* Platform conodonts, a type of
conodont
Conodonts ( Greek ''kōnos'', " cone", + ''odont'', " tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from their tooth-like oral elements, w ...
s with highly evolved feeding elements
* Economic platform, an intermediary in a
two-sided market
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Platform (business model), a business model that creates value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups
See also
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The Platform (disambiguation) The Platform may refer to:
* ''The Platform'' (film), a Spanish horror film
* ''The Platform'' (TV series), an Emirati TV series
* ''The Platform'' (album), a hip-hop album by the group Dilated Peoples
* thePlatform, an online video publishing comp ...
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Platforming (disambiguation)
Platforming may refer to:
* A catalytic reforming process
* The mechanics of a platform game
A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objecti ...
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