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sandbox en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsænd.bɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsæn(d).bɑks/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From sand + box.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
    • Her children were playing in the sandbox.
  2. A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
  3. A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
  4. An animal's litter box.
  5. A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
    • For the most part they were small standard gauge 0-6-0 side tanks of the type illustrated, with long tapered chimneys and an unusual feature for the Continent in the shape of domeless boilers, the protuberance just behind the chimney being a sandbox. 1941 August, “Notes and News: The Swiss South Eastern Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 376:
  6. An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
    • Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system.
  7. (qualifier:wiki jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
  8. (US, qualifier:usually "The Sandbox", slang) The Middle East.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sand box alternative lexicographic
sandboxes Number=Plur lexicographic
sand-box alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

sandbox game · sandbox tree

Descendants

サンドボックス · 샌드박스 · 沙盒

Relateds

sand dome

Synonyms

sandpit · sandpit: (play enclosure with sand)

Translations (106)

nl zandbak (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · uk пісо́чниця (wiki sandbox) · ro groapă cu nisip (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · de Sandbox (computing: isolated program execution area) · pl piaskownica (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · id bak pasir (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fi muottikehys (box of sand for mould-making) · hy ավազարկղ (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · it isolamento (computing: isolated program execution area) · es caja arenisca (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ru песо́чница (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ca sorrera (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · de Sandkasten (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · bg пя́съчник (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ko 모래상자 (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · bg сандбокс (computing: isolated program execution area) · cs pískoviště (wiki sandbox) · lt smėlio dėžė (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · gv kishtey geinnee (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · tl kahon ng buhangin (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · yi זעמדער (container for sand or pounce, used for writing) · pl piaskownica (computing: isolated program execution area) · ko 연습장 (wiki sandbox) · eo sablokesto (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · hsb hrajkanišćo (wiki sandbox) · cmn 砂箱 (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · kk құмсалғыш (computing: isolated program execution area) · ca polsera (container for sand or pounce, used for writing) · tr deneme tahtası (wiki sandbox) · es caja arenácea (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · kk оқшауланған орта (computing: isolated program execution area) · cs pískoviště (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ja 砂場 (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · km ប្រអប់ខ្សាច់ (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · pl brudnopis (wiki sandbox) · nb sandkasse (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · yi זאַמדקאַסטן (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · is sandkassi (wiki sandbox) · bn বালুচর (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · uk пісо́чниця (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · id bak pasir (computing: isolated program execution area) · es zona de pruebas (wiki sandbox) · es zona de pruebas (computing: isolated program execution area) · is sandkassi (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ga bosca gainimh (wiki sandbox) · es salvadera (container for sand or pounce, used for writing) · hu homokozó (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · es caja arenosa (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · pt zona de testes (wiki sandbox) · kk құмсалғыш (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fi hiekkalaatikko (wiki sandbox) · vi hộp cát (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · sv sandlåda (wiki sandbox) · ro cutie cu nisip (wiki sandbox) · it sabbiera (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · da sandkasse (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · es arenero (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · sk pieskovisko (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · hi प्रयोगपृष्ठ (wiki sandbox) · sk pieskovisko (wiki sandbox) · el αμμοδοχείο (wiki sandbox) · it sabbionaia (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · cy pwll tywod (wiki sandbox) · cv хӑйӑр карти (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fr bac à sable (wiki sandbox) · cy pwll tywod (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · sv sandlåda (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fi hiekoitussäiliö (rail transport: box from which sand runs onto the rails) · es [el] área de probaturas (computing: isolated program execution area) · oc clòt de sable (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ja サンドボックス (computing: isolated program execution area) · pl obszar izolowany (computing: isolated program execution area) · be пясо́чніца (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · th กระบะทราย (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fi hiekkalaatikko (computing: isolated program execution area) · la harenarium (wiki sandbox) · sh testno okruženje (computing: isolated program execution area) · es arenillero (container for sand or pounce, used for writing) · fi hiekkalaatikko (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ar صُنْدُوق رَمْل (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fr bac à sable (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · pt caixa de areia (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ca sorrera (container for sand or pounce, used for writing) · uk пісо́чниця (computing: isolated program execution area) · ja サンドボックス (wiki sandbox) · ca sorrera (rail transport: box from which sand runs onto the rails) · da sandkasse (computing: isolated program execution area) · ko 사장 (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · cmn 沙盒 (wiki sandbox) · sl peskovnik (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ar صَنْدُوق رَمْل (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · nl zandbak (wiki sandbox) · eo sabloludejo (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ga poll gainimh (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · el αμμοδόχος (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ja 砂箱 (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · de Spielwiese (wiki sandbox) · ru песо́чница (wiki sandbox) · nn sandkasse (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · fr carré de sable (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · ko 샌드박스 (computing: isolated program execution area) · la arenarium (wiki sandbox) · dsb grajkanišćo (wiki sandbox) · io sabluyo (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · lv smilšu kaste (box with sand for children — see also sandpit) · da sandkasse (wiki sandbox)

sandbox en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsænd.bɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsæn(d).bɑks/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From sand + box.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
    • Although you can use standard JavaScript and AJAX in sandboxed iframe pages to your heart's content, the Facebook Platform places restrictions over the amount of scripting capabilities you can add to the more tightly integrated FBML pages. 2011, Richard Wagner, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies:
  2. (broadly, intransitive, transitive) To brainstorm; to prototype.
    • Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sand box alternative lexicographic
sandboxed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sandboxed Tense=Past lexicographic
sandboxes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sandboxing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sand-box alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

sandboxer · unsandboxed