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A sandbox is a wide, shallow playground construction to hold sand, often made of wood or plastic.

Sandbox or sand box may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Sandbox game, a genre or mode of some video games for open-ended, nonlinear play
The Sandbox (2012 video game), a 2012 game for mobile phones
S&box, an open source game engine by Facepunch Studios
Sandbox Studios, a computer- and video-game developer
The Sandbox (company), a metaverse platform developer
Sandbox (video game editor), a game level editor for Far Cry

Sandbox (computer security), a virtual container in which untrusted programs can be safely run
Sandbox (software development), an environment in which code or content changes can be tested without affecting the original system
Sandbox effect, in Google Internet search rankings

Sand box (civil engineering), a device to remove centring
Sandbox (locomotive), a container that holds sand for use in improving rail adhesion in slippery conditions
Sandbox (missile) or SS-N-12, a Soviet anti-ship missile
Sandbox, a container for pounce (calligraphy), used before the invention of blotting paper
Sandbox therapy, a tool used by child psychologists
Sandbox tree, the evergreen species Hura crepitans of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), also known as possumwood and jabillo, native to tropical regions in the Americas