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Hyphenation for “sandboxes”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “sandboxes”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "sandboxes" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “sandboxes” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „sandboxes“ ⟶ „sand-box-es“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "sandboxes"

sandboxes >> ˈsan(d)bɒks

Definition: [noun] a shallow box or hollow in the ground partly filled with sand for children to play in; a sandpit.

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Definition: [noun] a testing environment in a computer system in which new or untested software or coding can be run securely.

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Definition: [noun] a box containing sand, especially one kept on a train to hold sand for sprinkling on to slippery rails.

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Definition: [noun] a tropical American tree whose seed cases were formerly used to hold sand for blotting ink.

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Definition: [verb] isolate (a piece of software) so that it can access only certain resources, programs, and files within a computer system.
Example: the apps you install on your device are sandboxed

Synonyms of "sandboxes"