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Topic: Difference Between "Platform" and "Protocol"? (Read 325 times)

newbie
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September 13, 2017, 09:21:43 AM
#3
think a platform as a software, such as bitcointalk.org - that's a platform
protocol is more like a theory, or theorytical model which a platform can be based on
sr. member
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My blockchain can beat up your blockchain
September 11, 2017, 11:33:18 PM
#2
Protocol is the official procedure or system of rules governing the communication or activities of programs and/or industries.

Platform refers to the technologies that are used as a base upon which other applications, processes or technologies are developed.

A computer is a platform. The languages it uses to communicate with software are the protocol. I'm not a programmer though. Just a Google user.
newbie
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Really appreciate if someone could give a definition of those terms, and how they differ. I see them used interchangeably.

Thanks!
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