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sandbox
UK /ˈsænd.bɒks/ US /ˈsæn(d).bɑks/
noun 5verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
together, together
VERB + SANDBOX
built, got, play, played, playing, program
SANDBOX + NOUN
children, home, mothers, video
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
Her children were playing in the sandbox.
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.
For the most part they were small standard gauge 0-6-0 side tanks of the type illustrated, with long tapered chimneys and an unusual feature for the Continent in the shape of domeless boilers, the protuberance just behind the chimney being a sandbox.
verb
1
To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
Although you can use standard JavaScript and AJAX in sandboxed iframe pages to your heart's content, the Facebook Platform places restrictions over the amount of scripting capabilities you can add to the more tightly integrated FBML pages.
2
To brainstorm; to prototype.
Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled wit
- sandpile
- sandpit
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
Her children were playing in the sandbox.
Wiktionary02
For the most part they were small standard gauge 0-6-0 side tanks of the type illustrated, with long tapered chimneys and an unusual feature for the Continent in the shape of domeless boilers, the pro
Wiktionary03
Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system.
Wiktionary04
Although you can use standard JavaScript and AJAX in sandboxed iframe pages to your heart's content, the Facebook Platform places restrictions over the amount of scripting capabilities you can add to
Wiktionary05
Their team has been sandboxing some ideas recently.
Wiktionary06
I'm teaching my cat to do its business in the sandbox.
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