sandbox en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsænd.bɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsæn(d).bɑks/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From sand + box.
Meanings
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(Canada, US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
Her children were playing in the sandbox.
- 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.
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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:
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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.
- (qualifier:wiki jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
- (US, qualifier:usually "The Sandbox", slang) The Middle East.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sand box | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sandboxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sand-box | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
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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)