Sandbox
(UK: "sandpit")
1. <operating system> A protected, limited environment where applications (e.g.
Java programs downloaded from the
Internet) are allowed to "play" without risking damage to the rest of the system.
2. <jargon> A term for the R&D department at many software and computer companies (where hackers in commercial environments are likely to be found).
The term is half-derisive, but reflects the truth that research is a form of creative play.
Compare
playpen.
3. <operating system>
link farm.
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