From RBOSE
Cross-platform is a term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java. [1]
It refers to the capability of software or hardware to run identically on different platforms. Many applications for GNU/Linux and the Macintosh, for example, now produce binary-compatible files, which means that users can switch from one platform to the other without converting their data to a new format. [2]
In computing, cross-platform, or multi-platform, is an attribute conferred to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms.[3][4]
Cross-platform computing is becoming increasingly important as local-area networks become better at linking machines of different types. [2]
References
- ↑ FOLDOC - Cross-Platform Definition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Webopedia - Cross-Platform Definition
- ↑ Design Guidelines: Glossary
- ↑ Magenta Technology – Glossary
See Also
- Free Software - Definition of Free Software
- FOSS list - List of Free & Open Source Software
- Free OS - List of Free & Open Source Operating Systems