sandbox
English meaning: Sandbox
Definition
An isolated environment where software can be tested safely without affecting other systems.
Example
“Developers test risky changes in a sandbox before letting them touch real customer data.”
Another example: “The children spent the afternoon building castles in the sandbox.”
Usage — When, Where & How
In computing, an isolated test environment for safely running untrusted software; literally, a child's box of sand. The tech sense is technical jargon; the play sense is everyday. Also figurative for a safe space to experiment.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From a child's sandbox; the computing sense of a safe play area is modern.
Synonyms
- test environment
- isolated environment
- playpen
Related Words
Common Collocations
- test sandbox
- sandbox environment
- run in a sandbox
- sandbox mode
- secure sandbox
Word Forms
sandbox (n); sandboxes (pl); sandbox (v); sandboxed; sandboxing (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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