different between sandbox vs userland

For the Wiktionary test page, see Wiktionary:Sandbox.

English

Etymology

sand +? box.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sændb?ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sændb?ks/
• Hyphenation: sand?box

Noun

sandbox (plural sandboxes)

1. (US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
2. A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
3. A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
4. An animal's litter box.
5. (rail transport) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
6. (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.

7. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
8. (US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.

Synonyms

• (play enclosure with sand): sandpit (UK):

Derived terms

• sandbox game
• sandbox tree

Related terms

• (rail transport) sand dome

Translations

Verb

sandbox (third-person singular simple present sandboxes, present participle sandboxing, simple past and past participle sandboxed)

1. (computing, transitive) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.

Derived terms

• unsandboxed

English

Etymology

user +? land

Pronunciation

Noun

userland (uncountable)

1. (computing, informal) A conceptual space outside the kernel in which a user's applications can run without the risk of damage to the operating system.
2. (software, informal) The collection of tools, utilities, and user programs, found in a distro, outside of the kernel, for an operating system

See also

(space):

• sandbox
• userspace

Anagrams

• launders, lurdanes, rundales