sandbox

noun
UK: /ˈsændbɒks/
US: /ˈsændbɑːks/

  1. A shallow box or area filled with sand, especially for children to play in.

    1. The toddler loves playing in the sandbox.
    2. The children spent the afternoon building castles in the sandbox.

  2. A testing environment that isolates untested code changes and outright experimentation from the production environment or repository, in the context of computing.

    1. Developers tested the new feature in a sandbox.
    2. The cybersecurity team uses a sandbox to analyze suspicious files safely.

Synonyms

playground
sandbox verb

  1. To put something in a sandbox, or to test something in a safe, isolated environment.

    1. Let's sandbox the new software before release.
    2. The company sandboxes all potentially malicious code before deploying it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sandbox" in English means: A shallow box or area filled with sand, especially for children to play in., A testing environment that isolates untested code changes and outright experimentation from the production environment or repository, in the context of computing..

The phonetic transcription of "sandbox" is /ˈsændbɒks/ in British English and /ˈsændbɑːks/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sandbox": playground.

Example usage of "sandbox": "The toddler loves playing in the sandbox.". More examples on the page.