sandbox

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Verb

• To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.

Related

Similar words

• sandpit

Origin

• sand + box.