- For the Wikipedia sandbox for editing experiments see Wikipedia:Sandbox
- In common usage, sandboxes are sand-filled enclosures used as playground equipment. The other meanings 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.
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