English Dictionary

sandbox

/ˈsændbɒks/

noun

(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. / A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

I built a sandcastle in the sandbox.

意味（1）

(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.

意味（2）

A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.

意味（3）

A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.

意味（4）

An animal's litter box.

意味（5）

(rail transport) 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.

意味（6）

(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.

Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system.

意味（7）

(Wikimedia jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.

意味（8）

(US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.