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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

With a and without: why is the difference between "platform" and "a platform"?

Context:

Platform technology is a term for technology that enables the creation of products and processes that support present or future development. It establishes the long-term capabilities of research & development institutes. It can be defined as a structural or technological form from which various products can emerge without the expense of a new process/technology introduction.

In computing platforms, for example, computer hardware serves as platform for an operating system which in turn is a platform for Enterprise Infrastructure Software which in turn is a platform for application software. Transport infrastructure similarly serves as platform for vehicles.

More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_technology
  

Top answer

"computer hardware serves as platform" This is a typo, it's not grammatically correct as is.

  • "computer hardware serves as platform" This is a typo, it's not grammatically correct as is.
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"computer hardware serves as platform"

This is a typo, it's not grammatically correct as is.
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I agree that it should be "serves as a platform".

CJ

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