sandbox
noun[C]
uk/ˈsænd.bɒks/us/ˈsænd.bɑːks/sandboxnoun[C](BOX OF SAND)
US(UKsandpit)
aholein theground, or abox,filledwithsandin whichchildrencanplay:
(供儿童玩的)沙坑,沙盒Dogs should bediscouragedfrom toileting inareasfrequentedbychildren, such as sandboxes orplaygrounds.
Thekidswho use thedeluxesandbox withtentwillfindit veryentertainingplayingwith thesand.
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Play areas for children
- amusement arcade
- ball pool
- climbing frame
- jungle gym
- play park
- playground
- playpen
- playroom
- rec
- recreation ground
- roundabout
- sandlot
- sandpit
- schoolyard
- seesaw
- slide
- soft play
- swing
- teeter-totter
- Wendy house
sandboxnoun[C](PART OF COMPUTER SYSTEM)
computingspecialized
aseparatepartof acomputersystemwheresoftwarecan betestedwithout anyriskof itharmingthewholesystem:
Iknowappsoperatein a sandbox, andrequiringsignedbinaries willeliminatemanytypesofthreats.
Ifbrowserswere sandboxes as they should be, this would not be aproblem.
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- planner
- routine
- software package
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
- system software
sandbox
verb[T]
computingspecializeduk/ˈsænd.bɒks/us/ˈsænd.bɑːks/toseparateapieceofsoftwareon acomputersystemso it can only useparticularprograms,files, etc. :
Eachapplicationis sandboxed intoitsownmemoryspaceso that it does notbringothersdown if itcrashes.
The newfeatureis said to sandboxpotentiallyuntrustedgraphicalapplicationswith SELinux.
Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- infection
- planner
- routine
- software package
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
- system software