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This document should tell who coined Sandbox in software industry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ra windows ( talk • contribs) 6 February 2009

Yes, it could do with something about the etymology, to explain the connection with sand. Nurg ( talk) 02:41, 9 December 2010 (UTC) reply

Sandbox not isolating. Sandbox is isolated. Not only production environment but also testing environment. To my mind - Sandbox is software environment that is isolated from other software environment.

agreed. It seems a very strange simile to use considering how much sand normally escapes a sandbox/pit Talltim ( talk) 16:55, 13 February 2019 (UTC) reply