selfref|For the Wiktionary test page, see Wiktionary:Sandbox.
English

Etymology
From English sand + box

Pronunciation
a|GenAm? IPA|/'sændb�ks/
a|RP IPA|/'sændb�ks/
Hyphenation: sand·box

Noun
en-noun|sg=sandbox|es

1. A box used for holding sand, for the purpose of young children playing in it.
2. wjargon On many Wikis, the Wiktionary:Sandbox|sandbox is a page where users are free to experiment with codes without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
3. In some computing execution environments, an isolated area where a program executes with a restricted portion of the resources available.

Related terms
sandpit

Translations
trans-top|box with sand for children
Czech: pískovišt� n
Danish: sandkasse c
Finnish: hiekkalaatikko
German: Sandkasten m, Sandkiste f
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Russian: пе�о�ни�а (pesó�nica) f
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trans-top|wiki sandbox
Danish: sandkasse c
Finnish: hiekkalaatikko
German: Spielwiese f
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Russian: пе�о�ни�а (pesó�nica) f
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trans-top|isolated program execution area
Danish: sandkasse c
Finnish: hiekkalaatikko
German: Sandbox f
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ttbc|Chinese: �� (sh�hé)
ttbc|Dutch: zandbak m (1,2)
ttbc|French: bac à sable m (1)
ttbc|Japanese: �場 (���, sunaba)
ttbc|Korean: 모��� (morae-sangja)
ttbc|Luxembourgish: Sandkaul
ttbc|Norwegian: sandkasse m
ttbc|Spanish: arenero m (1)

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• 2007-11-14 11:13 - Robert Ullmann - /* Noun */ extraneous - in template name

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