What is a sandbox environment primarily designed to do?

A sandbox environment is primarily designed to prevent potential unstable processes from harming other processes. This isolated environment allows developers and testers to run applications or processes without risking damage to the main system or other applications. By containing processes, a sandbox ensures that if there are any errors or vulnerabilities, they do not affect the larger system or the data within it.

Options that suggest hosting live systems or enabling full mock-up testing do not align with the primary purpose of a sandbox. While sandboxes can be used for testing, their key feature is isolation, not live interaction. Similarly, while compiling code might happen within a broader development process that includes sandboxing, the fundamental role of a sandbox is not for compilation, but rather for ensuring that potentially harmful processes can execute safely without causing broader issues.