Platform
Definition of Platform
Plat´form` n. | 1. | A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. | | 2. | A place laid out after a model. | | 3. | Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place. | | 4. | A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform. | | 5. | (Naut.) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop. | v. t. | 1. | To place on a platform. | | 2. | To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. |
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