multi-platform
Works everywhere simultaneously
Multi-platform describes software, media, or services designed to work across different operating systems, devices, or environments.
A multi-platform game runs on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Multi-platform development aims to reach users regardless of their device: The app is multi-platform, available on iOS and Android.
Also written as multiplatform.
Quick to react
- scalableAble to increase capacity
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- modularMade of separable units
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
customizable · reconfigurable · universal · dynamic · breakpoints · viewport
Cross-platform functional harmony
- cross-deviceOperating across different hardware
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
APIs · HTML5 · JavaScript · native · hybrid · emulation · virtualization · runtime
Software communication standard
- middlewareInter-application bridging software
- SDKProgramming tools bundle
- frameworksFoundational organizational systems
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
architecture · backend · frontend · DevOps · codebase · repository · containerization · Docker
Digital game distribution service
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- releaseTo let go
- versioningTracking successive iterations
updates · installation · download · subscription · licensing · reach · audience · availability
responsive
Quick to react
adaptive · customizable · reconfigurable · universal · dynamic · breakpoints · viewport
interoperability
Cross-platform functional harmony
- cross-deviceOperating across different hardware
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
protocols · APIs · HTML5 · JavaScript · native · hybrid · emulation · virtualization · runtime · SDK
API
Software communication standard
- middlewareInter-application bridging software
- SDKProgramming tools bundle
- frameworksFoundational organizational systems
deployment · architecture · backend · frontend · DevOps · codebase · repository · containerization · Docker · Unity
Steam
Digital game distribution service
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- publishingDistributing written works publicly
- releaseTo let go
versioning · updates · installation · download · subscription · licensing · reach · audience · availability · porting