The difference between Pavement and Platform

When used as nouns, pavement means any paved floor, whereas platform means a raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.


Platform is also verb with the meaning: to furnish with or shape into a platform.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pavement and Platform

  1. Pavement as a noun:

    Any paved floor.

  2. Pavement as a noun (chiefly, British):

    A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.

  3. Pavement as a noun (US):

    Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.

  4. Pavement as a noun:

    The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.

  1. Platform as a noun:

    A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

  2. Platform as a noun:

    A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

  3. Platform as a noun:

    A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion; a tribune.

    Examples:

    "This new talk show will give a platform to everyday men and women."

  4. Platform as a noun:

    A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.

  5. Platform as a noun (figurative):

    Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.

  6. Platform as a noun (automobiles):

    A set of components shared by several vehicle models.

  7. Platform as a noun (computing):

    A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software, or for defining a specific software or hardware environment for discussion purposes.

    Examples:

    "That program runs on the X Window System platform."

  8. Platform as a noun (geology):

    A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.

  9. Platform as a noun (nautical):

    A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.

  10. Platform as a noun (politics):

    A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.

  11. Platform as a noun (travel):

    A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.

  12. Platform as a noun (obsolete):

    A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  1. Platform as a verb (transitive):

    To furnish with or shape into a platform

  2. Platform as a verb (transitive):

    To place on, or as if on, a platform.

  3. Platform as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.

  4. Platform as a verb (politics, transitive):

    To include in a political platform

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