platform

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Recorded since 1550, from Middle French plate-forme, literally "flat form", from Middle French plate "flat" (from Old French plat, of uncertain origin) + forme "form" (from Latin forma). Compare flatscape.

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

platform (plural platforms)

  1. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
  2. A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune
    this new talk show will give a platform to everyday men and women
  3. A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles
  4. (figuratively) This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, BBC Sport:
      Hodgson may actually feel England could have scored even more but this was the perfect first step on the road to Rio in 2014 and the ideal platform for the second qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Tuesday.
  5. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
  6. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes.
    That program runs on the X Window System platform.
  7. (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
  8. (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.

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Translations [edit]

A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which performances are made
A high shoe type
(automotiveplatform) A set of components shared by several vehicle models
(computingplatform) A particular type of operating system or environment
(politicsplatform) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks
(travelplatform) A raised structure for passengers
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Verb [edit]

platform (third-person singular simple present platforms, present participle platforming, simple past and past participle platformed)

  1. (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
    • 1885, Frances Elliot, The Diary of an Idle Woman in Sicily[1], page 192:
      […] upon a smiling knoll platformed by Nature […]
  2. (transitive) To place on a platform.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
    Church discipline is platformed in the Bible. — Milton.
  4. (politics) (transitive) To include in a political platform
    • 1955, Amy Lowell, Complete Poetical Works[2], page 408:
      Among them I scarcely can plot out one truth / Plain enough to be platformed by some voting sleuth / And paraded before the precinct polling-booth.

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Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Probably from English (see above), or directly from French

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

platform n (??? please provide the plural!, diminutive platformpje)

  1. A platform, flat surface, notably a dais or stage
  2. A political platform, (electoral) program
  3. A plateau
  4. A flat roof
  5. (obsolete) A ground-plan

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Turkish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French plate-forme.

Noun [edit]

platform (definite accusative platformu, plural platformlar)

  1. platform
  2. (transport), (travel) platform

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Declension [edit]

declension of platform
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) platform platformlar
definite accusative (belirtme) platformu platformları
dative (yönelme) platforma platformlara
locative (bulunma) platformda platformlarda
ablative (çıkma) platformdan platformlardan
genitive (tamlayan) platformun platformların
possessive forms of platform
nominative singular plural
benim (my) platformum platformlarım
senin (your) platformun platformların
onun (his/her/its) platformu platformları
bizim (our) platformumuz platformlarımız
sizin (your) platformunuz platformlarınız
onların (their) platformları platformları
accusative singular plural
benim (my) platformumu platformlarımı
senin (your) platformunu platformlarını
onun (his/her/its) platformunu platformlarını
bizim (our) platformumuzu platformlarımızı
sizin (your) platformunuzu platformlarınızı
onların (their) platformlarını platformlarını
dative singular plural
benim (my) platformuma platformlarıma
senin (your) platformuna platformlarına
onun (his/her/its) platformuna platformlarına
bizim (our) platformumuza platformlarımıza
sizin (your) platformunuza platformlarınıza
onların (their) platformlarına platformlarına
locative singular plural
benim (my) platformumda platformlarımda
senin (your) platformunda platformlarında
onun (his/her/its) platformunda platformlarında
bizim (our) platformumuzda platformlarımızda
sizin (your) platformunuzda platformlarınızda
onların (their) platformlarında platformlarında
ablative singular plural
benim (my) platformumdan platformlarımdan
senin (your) platformundan platformlarından
onun (his/her/its) platformundan platformlarından
bizim (our) platformumuzdan platformlarımızdan
sizin (your) platformunuzdan platformlarınızdan
onların (their) platformlarından platformlarından
genitive singular plural
benim (my) platformumun platformlarımın
senin (your) platformunun platformlarının
onun (his/her/its) platformunun platformlarının
bizim (our) platformumuzun platformlarımızın
sizin (your) platformunuzun platformlarınızın
onların (their) platformlarının platformlarının
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