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platform — plat‧form [ˈplætfɔːm ǁ fɔːrm] noun [countable] 1. the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off the train 2. a system used to broadcast television or radio programmes 3. a tall structure built so that people can work around the … Financial and business terms
Platform — Plat form , n. [Plat, a. + form: cf. F. plateforme.] 1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] lf the platform just reflects the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platform — (站台, Zhantai) est un film chinois réalisé par Jia Zhangke, sorti en 2000. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Analyse 3 Fiche technique 4 Distribution … Wikipédia en Français
Platform — ist eine türkischsprachige deutsche Zeitschrift für Wirtschaft und Kultur. Das Nachrichtenmagazin erscheint seit April 2004 und berichtet in erster Linie über Geschehnisse mit Bezug auf Deutschland. Herausgeber von Platform, das zweimonatlich als … Deutsch Wikipedia
platform — [plat′fôrm΄] n. [Fr plate forme, lit., flat form: see PLATE & FORM] 1. a raised horizontal surface of wood, stone, or metal; specif., a) a raised stage or flooring beside railroad tracks or the like b) a raised flooring or stage for performers,… … English World dictionary
Platform — Plat form , v. t. 1. To place on a platform. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Church discipline is platformed in the Bible. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platform — (n.) 1540s, plan of action, scheme, design, from M.Fr. plate forme, lit. flat form, from O.Fr. plate flat (see PLAT (Cf. plat)) + forme form (see FORM (Cf. form)). The literal sense of raised, level surface is first recorded 1550s. Political… … Etymology dictionary
platform — [n1] stand or stage belvedere, dais, floor, podium, pulpit, rostrum, scaffold, scaffolding, staging, terrace; concepts 440,443 platform [n2] political stance, promises manifesto, objectives, party line*, plank, policy, principle, program,… … New thesaurus
Platform — (engl., spr. plättform, »Plattform, flaches Dach« etc.), in Amerika soviel wie Rednerbühne für Wahlreden (neuerdings auch wieder in England allgemein für Hustings, s. d.); danach soviel wie Parteiprogramm. Bei allen Wahlen in Amerika für die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Platform — (engl.), s. Plattform … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
platform — I noun assumed position, attitude, body of principles, campaign promises, course, course of action, declaration, declaration of policy, doctrine, line of conduct, outlook, party line, party planks, plan, plan of action, point of view, policy,… … Law dictionary
