Meaning of platform In English

• 0 a flat raised area or structure

  • The next train for Aberdeen will depart from platform 9.

  • Speaker after speaker mounted/took the platform to denounce the policy.

  • This brilliant young violinist has appeared on concert platforms all round the world.

  • An elderly lady stood up and said she had a question for the platform.

  • The platform party (= the group on the platform) applauded loudly.

• 1 a style of shoe with a very thick high sole (= bottom part):

  • Flared trousers and platforms were in then.

  • Strappy heels or even clunky retro platforms can look good.

• 2 an opportunity to make your ideas or beliefs known publicly:

  • By refusing to give us a grant to make this programme, they are denying us a platform.

  • We campaigned on a platform of low taxation.

• 3 the type of computer system or smartphone you are using, in relation to the type of software (= computer programs) you can use on it:

  • This new personal banking software can be used with any Windows platform.

  • Both Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile platforms now have emoji keyboards built into their software.

• 4 (of shoes) having a very thick high sole (= bottom part):

  • She borrowed her mother's platform shoes.

  • When I started high school, those huge platform sandals were all the rage.

• 5 a flat, raised area or structure:

  • We waited on the platform for the train to arrive from Boston.

  • He campaigned on a platform of reducing taxes and cutting the costs of government.

• 6 a particular computer technology that can be used with some types of software programs but not with others:

  • Companies are creating standard platforms to collect and process massive amounts of data.

  • a computer/technology/software platform CIM systems are the technology platform of this organization.

• 7 a method of communication or entertainment, for example television, radio, or the internet:

  • We are currently selling advertisements across several different platforms - web, internet phones, and multiple sections of the newspaper.

• 8 a particular technology that is used for broadcasting television or radio programmes:

  • The club has now set up its own television channel, aiming to launch a paid-for service on an existing broadcast platform before the year's end.

• 9 a set of actions or ideas that forms the basis for future development:

  • a platform for sth Every euro spent on marketing and market development will provide a platform for long-term growth and profits.

  • a strong/solid/sound platform The board believes that the group has a strong platform on which to grow.

• 10 a set of ideas and plans that a politician or party promises to act on if elected:

  • on a platform He won a decisive victory on a platform of economic reform.