A satellite that can carry instruments See bus The same term is applied to automatic weather data transmitters installed on buoys, balloons, ships, and planes, and mounted in remote areas
A platform is a hardware and software combination that represents a specific user experience and method of accessing the Internet Common platforms include "Windows NT" (Microsoft Windows NT on a standard Intel-type PC), "Mac PPC" (Macintosh with Power PC processor), Red Hat Linux 6 1 (Linux is a UNIX-like operating system), etc