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platter

plat·ter [ pláttər ] (plural plat·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large flat dish: a large flat dish for serving food

2. served food: a variety of prepared and served food ( often used in combination )
a seafood platter

3. record: a phonograph record ( dated informal )

4. comput surface of hard disk: the recording surface of a hard disk

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman plater< Old French plat< Greek platus "flat"]
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