| − | '''Platform''', in politics, refers to a party's core beliefs and stances on various issues. Each individual issue mentioned in a platform is called a '''plank'''. | + | In [[politics]], a '''platform''' refers to the core beliefs and stances on various issues held by a political party. |
| − | '''Platform''', in [[video game|gaming]], refers to an action genre where the player must navigate his way through a series of obstacles and suspended platforms in order to reach the goal. Sometimes, this genre also called a ''platformer''. | + | Each individual stance mentioned in a platform is called a '''plank'''. A specific topic may (and often does) have several planks devoted to it. For example, on the topic of [[abortion]], general opposition to abortion (except in limited circumstances, such as to save the mother's life) would be one plank, while opposition to Federal funding of [[Planned Parenthood]] would be another plank. |