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English noun: platform | |||
| 1. | platform (artifact) a raised horizontal surface | ||
| Samples | The speaker mounted the platform. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | horizontal surface, level | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambo, auction block, bandstand, block, catwalk, crow's nest, dais, deck, dock, dock, fly floor, fly gallery, footboard, footplate, foretop, landing, landing stage, launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad, loading dock, microscope stage, monkey bridge, outdoor stage, pad, pallet, pier, podium, pulpit, ring, rostrum, runway, scaffold, soapbox, stage, stage, stairhead, stand, stump, top, turntable, turntable, wharf, wharfage | ||
| 2. | platform (communication) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party | ||
| Samples | Their candidate simply ignored the party platform. They won the election even though they offered no positive program. | ||
| Synonyms | political platform, political program, program | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | document, papers, written document | ||
| Part holonym | plank | ||
| 3. | platform (artifact) the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system | ||
| Part holonym | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, operating system, OS | ||
| 4. | platform (artifact) any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons | ||
| Synonyms | weapons platform | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gun enclosure, gun turret, turret | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 5. | platform (artifact) a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole | ||
| Synonyms | chopine | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shoe | ||
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