Word: Sandbox
How to pronounce: ˈsændbɒks
Noun
Definitions:
1. A shallow box or hollow in the ground partly filled with sand for children to play in.
Example sentences: "Angular poles resemble trees and there are cylinders, a tyre swing, and large sandbox, picturesquely arrayed like a series of exhibits in a sculpture garden."
2. A testing environment in a computer system in which new or untested software can be run securely.
Example sentences: "User-Mode Linux allows you to build running Linux systems within Linux systems for use as sandboxes or virtual servers."
3. A perforated container for sprinkling sand on to wet ink in order to dry it.
4. A tropical American tree whose seed cases were formerly used to hold sand for blotting ink.
Example sentences: "Sometimes strong emetics, such as the seed of the sandbox tree, were used to bring on menstruation."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Isolate (a piece of software) so that it can access only certain resources, programs, and files within a computer system.
Example sentences: "The apps you install on your device are sandboxed"
Synonyms:
sandpit
sand box
Derivations:
sand
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Spanish: Sandbox
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Italian: Sandbox
Turkish: Koruma
