whitelist

See also: white list
For Wiktionary's whitelist, see Wiktionary:Whitelist.

English

Etymology

From white +‎ list.

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Noun

whitelist (plural whitelists)

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

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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.
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