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Application Sandboxing 

Application sandboxing,  is an approach to software development and mobile application management (MAM) that limits the environments in which certain code can execute.

The goal of sandboxing is to improve security by isolating an application to prevent outside malware, intruders, system resources or other applications from interacting with the protected app. The term sandboxing comes from the idea of a child's sandbox, in which the sand and toys are kept inside a small container or walled area.

Developers that don't want an application to be touched by outside influences can wrap security policies around an app .

Application sandboxing is controversial because its complexity can cause more security problems than the sandbox was originally designed to prevent.  For example, if a developer builds an application that needs to interact with a device's contacts list, sandboxing would cause that application to lose important functionality.