whitelist

See also: white list

For Wiktionary's whitelist, see Wiktionary:Whitelist.

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From white +‎ list.

PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

whitelist (plural whitelists)

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

AntonymsEdit

• blacklist

TranslationsEdit

list of people that are known

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白名單, 白名单 (báimíngdān)

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

• German: weiße Liste f
• Japanese: ホワイトリスト (howaitorisuto)
• Russian: бе́лый спи́сок m (bélyj spísok)

VerbEdit

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.