Platform may refer to:
Technology
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Computing platform
A computing platform or digital platform is an environment in which a piece of software is executed. It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), even a web browser and associated application programming interfaces, or other underlying s ...
, a framework on which applications may be run
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Platform game, a genre of video games
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Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
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Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons
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Web platform
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Platform economy (or
Platform capitalism,
Platformization
The platform economy is economic and social activity facilitated by platforms. Such platforms are typically online sales or technology frameworks. By far the most common type are "transaction platforms", also known as "digital matchmakers". Example ...
), a structure of internet business
Physical objects and features
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Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
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Cargo platform
A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a Loader (equipment), front loader, a Jack (mechanical), jacking device, or an erect cran ...
, 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
* Airport apron, the area on an airport where aircraft are parked
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
* Platformism, a form of anarchist organization that seeks unity from its participants
Arts
* Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
* Platform (Australian art group), an artists group based in Melbourne
* Platform (2000 film), ''Platform'' (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
* Platform (1993 film), ''Platform'' (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
* Platform (novel), ''Platform'' (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq
* "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from ''AIM (album), AIM''
* Limited theatrical release, Platform release, a gradual film distribution strategy
Other
* Platform conodonts, a type of conodonts with highly evolved feeding elements
* Economic platform, an intermediary in a two-sided market
* Business_model#Categorization, Platform (business model), a business model that creates value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups
See also
* The Platform (disambiguation)
* Platforming (disambiguation)
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