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whitelist

whitelist

1 4.4
A list of trusted people or addresses allowed to access a service
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪtˌlɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lista blanca
  • And then, we also have a premium listing, which pulls the information directly from the whitelist.

Examples

  • Sandboxie is inherently immune to most browser attacks when configured with a whitelist of applications allowed to run in the sandbox (Start/Run access restrictions) and another whitelist of sandboxed applications allowed to access the internet.

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  • The first thing is we see what is taken, what is in the blacklist, what is in the whitelist, and then we serve up the proper PayPal payment process—the proper PayPal button—to facilitate that to the payment process.

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  • Be sure to add noreply@arptalk.org to your address book or 'whitelist' to make sure.

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  • As far as the admin concern, you can set a whitelist and a blacklist.

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  • You should include trusted websites in your whitelist to ensure safe browsing.

  • To receive notifications, please add us to your whitelist of approved senders.

  • Make sure the important email addresses are on your whitelist to avoid missing their messages.

Antonyms

blacklist
18 5.1

A list of people or companies that others avoid working with

How Allowed

whitelist
  • Specialized
1 4.4
to blacklist
19 4.4

Surface Forms

whitelist singular
whitelists plural

Morphology

whitelist = white + list (semi-transparent) = white + list

The components 'white' + 'list' are literal, but the sense 'a list of allowed items' is based on a conventional/figurative contrast with 'blacklist' and may not be fully inferable by all learners.

Etymology

The word whitelist comes from the parts white and list, where white means 'allowed' or 'safe' and list means a group of names, often used in contrast to blacklist for blocked items. So a whitelist is a list of people, addresses, or items that are approved or allowed to access something.