sandbox (disambiguation)

For the Wikipedia sandbox for editing experiments see

In common usage, sandboxes are sand-filled enclosures used as playground equipment. The other meanings (except the last in this list) derive metaphorically from this one.
In computer security, the sandbox security model provides a safe space for semi-trusted programs to run.
On Wikipedia and other wikis, the Sandbox is an editing area where newcomers can experiment.
In military education and training a sandbox is a box of sand used in conjunction with military models to model terrain and demonstrate tactics that may be applicable in the field.
In US military slang, the term Sandbox has been in frequent use from at least the late 1990s to refer generally to locations in the Middle East / Persian Gulf region, to which personnel are frequently assigned for overseas duty, both before and after Operation Iraqi Freedom. This term is often used in an attempt to speak somewhat jocularly or euphemistically about the desert region in which daily life for US military members can be grueling or at least frequently uncomfortable.
Sandbox is a Canadian rock music group most popular in the 1990s. Their debut 1996 album was Bionic.
On an adhesion railway most locomotives have a box containing sand which can be sprayed on to the rail to improve traction under slippery conditions.

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