Platform - Definition

n 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" [syn: platform, political platform, political
program, program]
3: the combination of a particular computer and a particular
operating system
4: any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons [syn:
platform, weapons platform]
5: a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole [syn: chopine,
platform]