board vs sandbox

board

noun
  • Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers, etc.; pasteboard. 

  • A rebound. 

  • The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink. 

  • A container for holding pre-dealt cards that is used to allow multiple sets of players to play the same cards. 

  • The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward. 

  • A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. 

  • A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. 

  • A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. 

  • Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging. 

  • The side of a ship. 

  • A level or stage having a particular layout. 

  • A flat surface with markings for playing a board game. 

verb
  • To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. 

  • To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party 

  • To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money. 

  • To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation 

  • To cover with boards or boarding. 

  • To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money. 

  • Antonyms: alight, disembark 

  • To hit (someone) with a wooden board. 

  • To write something on a board, especially a blackboard or whiteboard. 

sandbox

noun
  • A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper. 

  • An animal's litter box. 

  • The Middle East. 

  • A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand. 

  • A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content. 

  • A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping. 

  • An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available. 

  • A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting. 

verb
  • To restrict (a program, etc.) by placing it in a sandbox. 

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