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'''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'''.
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In [[politics]], a '''platform''' refers to the core beliefs and stances on various issues held by a political party.
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'''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''.
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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.
    
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