sandbox

(Inglês)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsændbɒks/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From sand + box.

Conceitos

caixa de areia

área de segurança

sandbox

zona de testes

Sinônimos

sandpit

sand-box

sandpile

mould

sand box

sand table

sand-pit

sand-box

sand table

sand box

sand-pit

form

sandpit

impression

mold