sandbox

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (Canada, US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
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.
6. An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
7. A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
8. (US, slang) The Middle East.

Verb

1. (transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
2. (broadly, intransitive, transitive) To brainstorm; to prototype.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsændbɒks/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From sand + box.

Conceptes

sorrera

Sinònims

sandpit

sand-box

sandpile

mould

sand box

sand table

sand-pit

sand-box

sand table

sand box

sand-pit

form

sandpit

impression

mold

Traduccions

bac à sable

Sandkasten

zandbak

piaskownica

arenero

Sandbox

caixa de areia

Sandkiste

sabbionaia

carré de sable

Spielwiese

αμμοδόχος

αμμοδοχείο

sabbiera

bac à sable (sandbox)