platform

US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

Definition

a raised horizontal surface

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

The train to the airport leaves from platform three every hour.

stageany distinct time period in a sequence of events
frameworka hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
systeminstrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

Easy wait on the train platform
to wait on the train platform, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Medium digital e-commerce sales platform
describing digital e-commerce sales platform (displaying numbers rather than scale positions)
Hard cross-platform software integration
a collocation phrase: cross-platform software integration
Very Hard political party policy platform
describing political party policy platform (involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; - Daniel Goleman)

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