Platform

Platform may refer to:

Arts

• Platform, an arts centre at The Bridge, Easterhouse, Glasgow
• Platform (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
• Platform (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
• Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
• Platform (Australian art group), an artists group based in Melbourne
• Platform (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq

Physical objects and features

• Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
• Cargo platform, 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

Politics

• Party platform, a list of principles held by a political party
• Platform (Mali), an alliance of pro-government paramilitary groups in the Mali War
• World Anti-Imperialist Platform, a left-wing political organization opposed to American and NATO imperialism

Technology

• Platform economy, a contemporary business model based upon apps and websites
• Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
• Digital platform (infrastructure), a software-based online infrastructure that facilitates user interactions and transactions
• Platform game, a genre of video games
• Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
• Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons
• Web platform

Other uses

• Economic platform, an intermediary in a two-sided market
• Platform (business model), a business model that creates value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups
• Platform conodonts, a type of conodonts with highly evolved feeding elements

See also

• The Platform (disambiguation)
• Platform 4, a theatre company in Hampshire, England
• Platform economy, economic and social activity facilitated by platforms, typically online sales or technology frameworks
• Platform release, a gradual film distribution strategy
• Platforming (disambiguation)
• Platformism, a form of anarchist organization that seeks unity from its participants
• "Platforms", a song by M.I.A. from AIM (album)