https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing_platform
A computing platform or digital platform[1] is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), even a web browser and associated application programming interfaces, or other underlying software, as long as the program code is executed with it. Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries.[2] A computing platform is the stage on which computer programs can run.
A platform can be seen both as a constraint on the software development process, in that different platforms provide different functionality and restrictions; and as an assistant to the development process, in that they provide low-level functionality ready-made. For example, an OS may be a platform that abstracts the underlying differences in hardware and provides a generic command for saving files or accessing the network.
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Platforms may also include:
- Hardware alone, in the case of small embedded systems. Embedded systems can access hardware directly, without an OS; this is referred to as running on "bare metal".
- A browser in the case of web-based software. The browser itself runs on a hardware+OS platform, but this is not relevant to software running within the browser.[3]
- An application, such as a spreadsheet or word processor, which hosts software written in an application-specific scripting language, such as an Excel macro. This can be extended to writing fully-fledged applications with the Microsoft Office suite as a platform.[4]
- Software frameworks that provide ready-made functionality.
- Cloud computing and Platform as a Service. Extending the idea of a software framework, these allow application developers to build software out of components that are hosted not by the developer, but by the provider, with internet communication linking them together.[5] The social networking sites Twitter and Facebook are also considered development platforms.[6][7]
- A virtual machine (VM) such as the Java virtual machine or .NET CLR. Applications are compiled into a format similar to machine code, known as bytecode, which is then executed by the VM.
- A virtualized version of a complete system, including virtualized hardware, OS, software, and storage. These allow, for instance, a typical Windows program to run on what is physically a Mac.
Some architectures have multiple layers, with each layer acting as a platform to the one above it. In general, a component only has to be adapted to the layer immediately beneath it. For instance, a Java program has to be written to use the Java virtual machine (JVM) and associated libraries as a platform but does not have to be adapted to run for the Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS platforms. However, the JVM, the layer beneath the application, does have to be built separately for each OS.[8]
Operating system examples
Further information: List of operating systems
Desktop, laptop, server
Mobile
Android, a popular mobile operating system
Software frameworks
Further information: Software framework
Hardware examples
Further information: Lists of computers
Ordered roughly, from more common types to less common types:
See also
References
- "Platform independence in Java's Byte Code". Stack Overflow.
External links
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computing_platforms
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` .NET Framework
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` Advanced Comprehensive Operating System
Android (operating system)
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` Bacatec
BlackBerry Tablet OS
BlueKai
BOLT IOT Platform
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` Cisco Eos
ClickOnce
Closed platform
Columbia Cycada
Commodity computing
Comparison of operating system kernels
Cross-platform
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` DotGNU
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` EPIC (form factor)
Execution model
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` FanRocket
Adobe Flash
FreeBSD
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` Genera (operating system)
Govdex
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` IBM ESA/390
IBM Future Systems project
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 architecture
IBM System/360 Model 67
IBM System/370
IBM System/360 Model 91
ICL 2900 Series
ICL Series 39
Information server
Integrated digital platform
Isidore (platform)
`J
` Java (software platform)
Java EE version history
Java performance
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
Java Platform, Micro Edition
Java Platform, Standard Edition
Portal:Java/Selected article
Portal:Java/Selected article/10
Joinup collaboration platform
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` KDE Frameworks
KDE Platform 4
Kylin (operating system)
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` Linux
Linux range of use
LiveCode
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` Marionnet
Microsoft Windows
MINIX 3
Mono (software)
Moorestown (computing platform)
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` Nox (platform)
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` OnlineHPC
Opinit
OSv
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` PhoneME
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
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` QNX
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` Research Unix
RhoMobile Suite
Run time (program lifecycle phase)
Runtime system
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` Scenechronize
SCO Skunkware
Sigar (software)
Smallest Federated Wiki
Song (KAIST) – Iyengar (LSU) MobiCon Middleware Computing Platform
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` Third platform
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` User:Uglybear/sandbox
UNETix
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` Wamda
Webinos
Windows 9x
Wine (software)
Wintel
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` Xinu
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` Yield (multithreading)
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