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