sandbox, sandpile, sandpit
(noun) a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
sandbox
(noun) mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sandbox (plural sandboxes)
(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.
A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
An animal's litter box.
(rail) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
(Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
(US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.
• (play enclosure with sand): sandpit (UK)
sandbox (third-person singular simple present sandboxes, present participle sandboxing, simple past and past participle sandboxed)
(computing, transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
Source: Wiktionary
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
