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