Entertainment / Video Games / Platform: The term 'platform' describes a specific hardware set, and is another way of expressing the term 'system.' For example, the PC, and playstation 3 are hardware 'platforms.'
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Platform Noun Synonyms: stand, dais, stage, podium, rostrum
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Entertainment / Video Games / Platform Game: A game that requires you to jump on platforms of various sizes. These games also typically involve collecting items and jumping on enemies. Examples include Super Mario Bros (NES) and Sonic the Hedgeh MORE
Technology / Cell Phones / Stratospheric Platform: Blimp-like platform for wireless telephone service in urban areas. MORE
Entertainment / Video Games / Platformer: A style of gameplay typified by a mix of running, jumping, and fighting. The style of game often includes item collection within the game world. A classic example of a 'platformer' or 'platform game' MORE
Science / Tides and Currents / Data Collection Platform (DCP): A microprocessor based system that collects data from sensors, processes the data, stores the data in random access memory(RAM),and provides communication links for the retrieval or transmission of th MORE
Science / Geology / Carbonate Platform: A submarine or intertidal shelf whose elevation is maintained by active shallow water carbonate deposition. MORE