whitelist

See also: white list

English

Etymology

From white +‎ list.

Pronunciation

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Noun

whitelist (plural whitelists)

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

Usage notes

Allowlist is advocated for by some who claim that the term whitelist is objectionable because it perpetuates a supposed unconscious archetype that whiteness equals goodness, which might reinforce racial and ethnic biases.

Synonyms

• allowlist

Antonyms

• blacklist
• denylist

Hyponyms

• fair list
• safelist

Translations

list of people that are known

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白名單／白名单 (báimíngdān)

• Finnish: valkoinen lista
• French: liste blanche (fr) f, liste verte (fr) f
• German: weiße Liste f
• Japanese: ホワイトリスト (howaitorisuto)
• Polish: biała lista f
• Russian: бе́лый спи́сок m (bélyj spísok)
• Spanish: lista blanca f
• Vietnamese: danh sách trắng, danh sách cho phép

Verb

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

1. (transitive) 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.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: lisätä valkoiselle listalle
• German: whitelisten
• Polish: umieszczać na białej liście impf, umieścić na białej liście pf