Platform...

Platform may refer to:

Technology

• Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run
• Facebook Platform, a set of APIs provided by Facebook
• Platform game, a genre of video games

Physical objects and features

• Diving platform, used in diving
• Jumping platform, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ad hoc way for cliff jumping
• Oil platform, a structure built for oil production
• Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks
• Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body
• Platform mound, an earthwork intended to support a structure or activity
• Platform shoe, a kind of shoe with a thick sole
• Platform (theatre), a standard piece of theatrical scenery
• Railway platform, an area at a railway station to alight from/embark on trains or trams
• Platform, a component of scaffolding
• Cargo platform. A pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift.

Politics

• Party platform, a list of principles held by a political party
• Platform (European politics), an openly organized faction within a left-wing political party

Arts

• Platform (art group), an interdisciplinary art group that researches the oil industry
• Platform (2000 film), a 2000 film by Jia Zhangke
• Platform (1993 film), a 1993 Bollywood action film
• Platform (novel), a 2001 novel by Michel Houellebecq
• The Platform (venue) in Lincoln, England
• The Platform, a venue in Morecambe, England in the former Morecambe Promenade railway station building

Other

• Automobile platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models
• Economic platform, an intermediary in a two-sided market

See Platform : http://bit.ly/GamingPlatforms_wiki

XP..

XP may refer to:

Computing

• Windows XP, a discontinued operating system
• Athlon XP, a series of AMD microprocessors
• Extreme programming, a software development methodology
• XP, a complexity class in parameterized complexity

Other

• Chi Rho, a Christian symbol
• Experience point, a unit of measurement in role-playing games
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disorder
• Xtra Airways, by IATA code
• XP, in the list of emoticons
• Experimental pursuit, by USAAC aircraft designation, such as the Lockheed XP-38 Lightning
• Ilford XP2 Super, a chromogenic black and white film made by Ilford Photo
• Experimental test pilot

See also

• Microsoft Office XP, a Microsoft Office version

See XP : http://bit.ly/xpboost_wiki

Sprite...

sprite or SPRITE may refer to:

• Sprite (creature), legendary creatures such as elves, fairies and pixies
• a spirit being
  • a ghost, the spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living
  • water sprites, such as the Neck (water spirit)
• Sprite (lightning), a large-scale electrical discharge that occurs high above thunderstorm clouds

Biology

• a spayed female ferret
• Sprite butterflies, certain skipper butterfly genera in subfamily Pyrginae, tribe Celaenorrhini:
  • Celaenorrhinus (typical sprites)
  • Katreus (Giant Scarce Sprite)
  • Loxolexis (scarce sprites)
• Sprite melon, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina
• Water Sprite, the freshwater fern Ceratopteris thalictroides
• Sedge Sprite, a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae

Computing

• Sprite (computer graphics), a two-dimensional pre-rendered figure
• Sprite operating system, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley

Beverages

• Sprite (soft drink), the brand name of a lemon-lime beverage produced by The Coca-Cola Company

Vehicles

• Austin-Healey Sprite, a British car
• Practavia Sprite, a British two-seat homebuilt training or touring aircraft
• Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sprite, a US sailplane
• Sprite (motorcycle), a historical British make of motorcycle
• De Havilland Sprite, a British rocket engine
• Sprite class tanker, a class of spirit tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Popular culture

• In comics
  • Sprite, an early alias of X-Men member Kitty Pryde
  • Sprite (Eternal), a fictional member of the race of Eternals in the Marvel Comics Universe
  • Sprite, a Chinese mutant and a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.
• Sprites in the Rainbow Brite television series
• Sprites (band), an independent music group from USA
• Shine Sprites, fictional objects from the video game Super Mario Sunshine
• Sprite (Artemis Fowl)

Abbreviations

• SPRITE (IR detector), a specialist detector device using a process known as Signal PRocessing In The Element
• SPRITE-S2, Support and Guidance to the PRocurement of Information and TElecommunication Systems and Service, a European Commission project

Sprite : http://bit.ly/Sprite_wiki

See also

Sea Sprite may refer to:

• Sprite (creature), a broad term referring to a number of supernatural legendary creatures
• Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts, a series of sail boats
• Kaman SH-2 Seasprite, a series of helicopters
• Purcell Sea Sprite, an experimental homebuilt glider aircraft

See Sprite : http://bit.ly/Sea_Sprite_wiki