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
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Pavement as a noun:
Any paved floor.
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Pavement as a noun (chiefly, British):
A paved footpath, especially at the side of a road.
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Pavement as a noun (US):
Any paved exterior surface, as of a road or sidewalk.
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Pavement as a noun:
The interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings such as a cathedral.
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Platform as a noun:
A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
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Platform as a noun:
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
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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."
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Platform as a noun:
A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
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Platform as a noun (figurative):
Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.
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Platform as a noun (automobiles):
A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
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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."
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Platform as a noun (geology):
A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
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Platform as a noun (nautical):
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
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Platform as a noun (politics):
A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
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Platform as a noun (travel):
A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
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Platform as a noun (obsolete):
A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Platform as a verb (transitive):
To furnish with or shape into a platform
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Platform as a verb (transitive):
To place on, or as if on, a platform.
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Platform as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
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Platform as a verb (politics, transitive):
To include in a political platform