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Platter may refer to: * ''Platter'' (album), by Jock Cheese * Platter (dinner), a meal of several components served together on a platter or in a basket *
Platter (dishware) A platter is a large type of dishware used for serving food. It is a tray on which food is displayed and served to people. Its shape can be oval, round, rectangular, or square. It can be made of metal, ceramic, plastic, glass or wood. Plain and orn ...
, large dish used for serving food * Platter (horse), American Champion racehorse * Platter, Oklahoma, U.S. *
Hard disk drive platter A hard disk drive platter (or disk) is the circular disk on which magnetic data is stored in a hard disk drive. The rigid nature of the platters in a hard drive is what gives them their name (as opposed to the flexible materials which are used ...
, part of a computer hard drive *A platter lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill *
The Platters The Platters was an American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound bridges the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the new burgeoning genre. The a ...
, an American vocal group


People with the surname

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Bruno Platter Bruno Platter was the 65th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society ...
(1944–), Grand master of the Teutonic Order * Luanne Platter, fictional character in the animated series ''King of the Hill'' *
Thomas Platter Thomas Platter the Elder (; ; 10 February 1499, in Grächen, Valais – 26 January 1582, in Basel) was a Swiss humanist scholar and writer. Biography Thomas Platter (the Elder) was a master of several languages, knowing Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, ...
(1499–1582), humanist scholar and writer *
Thomas Platter the Younger Thomas Platter the Younger (; ; c. 24 July 1574 in Basel – 4 December 1628 in Basel) was a Swiss-born physician, traveller and diarist, the son of the humanist Thomas Platter the Elder. The foremost record of Platter's life is the manuscript ...
(c.1574 – 1628), Swiss-born physician, traveller and diarist


See also

* Plater (surname) {{disambiguation, surname