A computer or hardware device and/or associated operating system, or a virtual environment, on which software can be installed or run. Examples of platforms include Linux™, Microsoft Windows Vista®, and Java™.
Sources:
NISTIR 7695
from
ISO/IEC 19770-2 - Adapted
In the context of the CPE Applicability Language specification only, a logical structure combining one or more bound CPE names through logical operators.
Sources:
NISTIR 7698