whitelist

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English

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Etymology

From white +‎ list.

Pronunciation

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Noun

whitelist (plural whitelists)

1. A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

Antonyms

• blacklist

Translations

list of people that are known

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白名單 (cmn), 白名单 (cmn) (báimíngdān)

• French: liste blanche (fr) f, liste verte (fr) f

• German: weiße Liste (de) f
• Japanese: ホワイトリスト (ja) (howaitorisuto)
• Russian: белый список (ru) (bélyj spísok) m

Verb

whitelist (third-person singular simple present whitelists, present participle whitelisting, simple past and past participle whitelisted)

1. To place on a whitelist; to mark or note a person or entity as trustworthy or acceptable.

   The email program allows you to whitelist email from known sources.