A security mechanism employed in computing to isolate running programs, preventing malicious or malfunctioning programs from negatively affecting other programs or the host system. Sandboxes are used to execute untested or untrusted code and to protect systems and data from potential threats.
In the context of software development, a sandbox typically refers to an isolated environment in which developers or testers can run code, without affecting the application itself or the system it’s running on. This allows for safe testing, experimentation, and debugging.