platform-specific development
nounUK /ˈplætfɔːm spəˈsɪfɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ˈplætfɔːrm spəˈsɪfɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Making an app just for one kind of device, like a phone or a computer.
The team did platform-specific development to make the game run perfectly on iPhones.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Writing code that uses features only one operating system offers.
Platform-specific development let them use the phone's special camera tools.
3. Building separate versions of a program for each device type.
Instead of one website, they chose platform-specific development for iOS and Android.
4. Creating software tuned to a single gaming console or hardware system.
Platform-specific development gave the game faster loading times on that console.