This may not be the world-shattering definition some people were expecting, but it's worth noting nonetheless.
Google has taken the term "Sandboxing" and given it Google's very own meaning and it's not what many of us might have expected. This means proponents of the sandbox model of Google's algorithm and SERPS may want to find a new name.
With the launch of Google Chrome,
Google has published an online reference book, in comic book form, describing the technology behind the browser.
In particular, Section 4 (beginning on page 25) deals with security and it introduces the term "sandboxing" as the method by which the browser isolates potential malware.
The book even refers to a group of Google engineers called "
the sandbox team" but, if this book is accurate, they have nothing to do with SERPS and are exclusively concerned with security for the browser.
Anyway, like I said, it's not earth shattering news, but I thought many of you would want to know.