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A computing platform, digital platform, [1] or software platform is an environment in which software is executed. It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), a web browser and associated application programming interfaces, or other underlying software, as long as the program code is executed using the services provided by the platform.
A digital platform is a software-based online infrastructure that facilitates user interactions and transactions. Digital platforms can act as data aggregators to help users navigate large amounts of information, as is the case with search engines; as matchmakers to enable transactions between users, as is the case with digital marketplaces; or ...
The platform economy is economic and social activity facilitated by platforms, typically online sales or technology frameworks. Platform businesses control an increasing share of the world's economy and sometimes disrupt traditional businesses. The most common type of platform economy centres around transaction platforms, also known as digital ...
Cloud computing [1] is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage ( cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. [2] Large clouds often have functions distributed over multiple locations, each of which is a data center.
Platform, ecosystem, and particularly "platform ecosystem" is a disputed term in information systems, organizational management, and technology and innovation research Jochem Hummel said on 21 February 2020 in a lecture of the Digital Business Strategy postgraduate module at Warwick Business School. "Different researchers mean different things ...
A political party platform (American English), party program, or party manifesto (preferential term in British and often Commonwealth English) is a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues.
Edge computing is a distributed computing model that brings computation and data storage closer to the sources of data. This often makes applications faster. [1] More broadly, it refers to any design that pushes computation physically closer to a user, so as to reduce the latency compared to when an application runs on a single data centre.
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.