platform

英['plætfɔːm] 美['plæt'fɔrm]

1. a raised horizontal surface;

"the speaker mounted the platform"

2. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party;

"their candidate simply ignored the party platform"

"they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

3. the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system

4. any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons

5. a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole