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Icebox vs Sandbox - What's the difference?

icebox | sandbox |

In us terms the difference between icebox and sandbox

is that icebox is a refrigerator while sandbox is a children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.

As nouns the difference between icebox and sandbox

is that icebox is a box or compartment containing ice while sandbox is a children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.

As an adjective icebox

is agreeable, awesome. as a superlative of cool.

As a verb sandbox is

to restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.

icebox

English

Alternative forms

*ice-box

Noun

(es)
  • A box or compartment containing ice.
  • (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
  • (US) A refrigerator.
  • *1939 , (Raymond Chandler), The Big Sleep , Penguin 2011, p. 53:
  • *:‘The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox .’

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "icebox")

    Adjective

    (-)
  • agreeable, awesome. (as a superlative of cool)
  • * 1982, Alexei Sayle, The Young Ones [http://www.4q.dk/a51/viewpage.php?page_id=14]
    • MIKE: Yeah, yeah, so. So we'll forget about the rent, we'll pay you another time, is that cool?
    BALOWSKI: Yes, that's absolutely icebox ! See you later, Ford Anglia!

    sandbox

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sandbox)
  • (US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
  • A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
  • A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
  • A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping.
  • (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
    • Running a program in a sandbox can prevent it from doing any damage to the system.
  • (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
  • (US military) (usu. The Sandbox ) The Middle East.

    • Synonyms

    * (play enclosure with sand) sandpit (UK)

    Derived terms

    * sandbox game

    Verb

  • (computing) To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox.
  • * 2011 , Richard Wagner, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies
    • Although you can use standard JavaScript and AJAX in sandboxed iframe pages to your heart's content, the Facebook Platform places restrictions over the amount of scripting capabilities you can add to the more tightly integrated FBML pages.

    Derived terms

    * unsandboxed