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