sandbox

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

bac à sable

carré de sable

bac à sable (sandbox)

Synonymes

sandpit

sand-box

sandpile

mould

sand box

sand table

sand-pit

sand-box

sand table

sand box

sand-pit

form

sandpit

impression

mold

Traductions

Sandkasten

zandbak

arenero

caixa de areia

Sandbox

sabbionaia

Sandkiste

Spielwiese

sabbiera

αμμοδόχος

αμμοδοχείο

sorrera

sandbox

αμμοδόχη

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsændbɒks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From sand + box.