Platform
Meaning in software engineering, with examples
In software engineering, platform means: The hardware or store that a game runs on and is sold through, such as PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS or Android, or a store like Steam.
In Turkish: platform
How it is used
The companies that own consoles are called platform holders. Games can be platform exclusives or multi-platform; cross-platform play lets people on different devices play together. Each platform has its own technical rules.
Example sentences
We're launching on PC first and bringing the game to other platforms next year.
Cross-platform play was the most requested feature on our forums.
Common collocations
- platform holder
- cross-platform play
- platform exclusive
- target platform
- multi-platform release
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