whitelist

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Etymology

From white +‎ list.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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