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.
[Jargon File]
(2001-02-08)
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