sandbox

== English == === Alternative forms === sand box sand-box === Etymology === From sand +‎ box. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsænd.bɒks/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæn(d).bɑks/ Hyphenation: sand‧box === Noun === sandbox (plural sandboxes) (US, Canada) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. Synonym: sandpit A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting. A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper. An animal's litter box. (rail transport) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping. (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available. (wiki jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content. (US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East. ==== Synonyms ==== (play enclosure with sand): sandpit (UK): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (rail transport) sand dome ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 沙盒 (shāhé) (calque) → Japanese: サンドボックス (sandobokkusu) → Korean: 샌드박스 (saendeubakseu) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sandbox (third-person singular simple present sandboxes, present participle sandboxing, simple past and past participle sandboxed) (computing, transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox. (by extension, transitive, intransitive) To brainstorm; to prototype. ==== Derived terms ====