Platform

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Platform may refer to:

Arts

  • Platform, an arts centre at The Bridge, Easterhouse, Glasgow
  • Platform (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
  • Platform (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
  • Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
  • Platform (Australian art group), an artists group based in Melbourne
  • Platform (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq

Physical objects and features

  • Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
  • Cargo platform, a pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift
  • 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, a component of scaffolding
  • Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
  • Platform (shopping center) in Culver City, Greater Los Angeles, California
  • Theatre platform, a standard piece of theatrical scenery
  • Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
  • Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
  • Railway platform, an area at a railway station to alight from/embark on trains or trams

Politics

  • Party platform, a list of principles held by a political party

Technology

  • Platform economy, a contemporary business model based upon apps and websites
  • Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
  • Platform game, a genre of video games
  • Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
  • Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons
  • Web platform

Other uses

  • Economic platform, an intermediary in a two-sided market
  • Platform (business model), a business model that creates value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups
  • Platform conodonts, a type of conodonts with highly evolved feeding elements

See also

  • The Platform (disambiguation)
  • Platform 4, a theatre company in Hampshire, England
  • Platform economy, economic and social activity facilitated by platforms, typically online sales or technology frameworks
  • Platform release, a gradual film distribution strategy
  • Platforming (disambiguation)
  • Platformism, a form of anarchist organization that seeks unity from its participants
  • "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from AIM
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