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platform

plat.form \'plat-.fo.rm\ n [MF plate-forme diagram, map, lit., flat form] 
   often attrib  1a: PLAN, DESIGN  1b: a declaration of the principles on 
   which a group of persons stand; e sp : a declaration of principles and 
   policies adopted by a political party or a candidate 2: a horizontal flat 
   surface usu. higher than the adjoining area; esp  : a raised flooring for 
   speakers, performers, or other persons 3a: a layer (as of leather) between 
   the inner sole and outer sole of a shoe  3b: a shoe having such a sole