sandbox

Plural: sandboxes

Noun

• mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
• a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
• A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
• 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.
• A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
• An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
• A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
• The Middle East.
• pl. -ES a box containing sand for children to play in

Verb

• To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
• To brainstorm; to prototype.

Examples

• "Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system."
• "Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently."

Synonyms

sandpile, sandpit, sandpit:

Related Words

sand dome