Platform
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Platform may refer to:
Technology
- Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
- Facebook Platform, a set of APIs provided by Facebook
- Platform game, a genre of video games
- Automobile platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
- Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons
Physical objects and features
- 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 (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
- Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
- Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
- Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
- Platform (theatre), a standard piece of theatrical scenery
- Railway platform, an area at a railway station to alight from/embark on trains or trams
- Platform, a component of scaffolding
- Cargo platform. A pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift.
Politics
- Party platform, a list of principles held by a political party
- Platform (European politics), an openly organized faction within a left-wing political party
Arts
- Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
- Platform (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
- Platform (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
- Platform (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq
- The Platform (venue) in Lincoln, England
- The Platform, a venue in Morecambe, England in the former Morecambe Promenade railway station building
- "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from AIM
Other
- Platform conodonts, a type of conodonts with highly evolved feeding elements
- Economic platform, an intermediary in a two-sided market
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