platforming

English

Etymology

    From platform + -ing.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    platforming (uncountable)

    1. (video games) The video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.
      This game has a lot of platforming, as well as the occasional puzzle.
    2. (rail transport) The platforms at a railway station.
      • 1961 January, “The North-East London electrification of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 21:
        Advantage has been taken of the rationalised platforming to produce a new-style departure sheet for the West Side of Liverpool Street.

    Verb

    platforming

    1. present participle and gerund of platform