"greylist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: greylists [plural]
Etymology: grey + list Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|list}} grey + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} greylist (plural greylists)
  1. (law) A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences. Categories (topical): Law, Collectives
    Sense id: en-greylist-en-noun-jZr0sLJi Disambiguation of Collectives: 83 17 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 35 3 Topics: law
  2. (Internet) A technique for blocking spam (junk e-mail) by temporarily rejecting mail from unknown senders. A legitimate sender is likely to try sending again after a delay. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-greylist-en-noun-3qlhUqDD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graylist

Verb [English]

Forms: greylists [present, singular, third-person], greylisting [participle, present], greylisted [participle, past], greylisted [past]
Etymology: grey + list Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grey|list}} grey + list Head templates: {{en-verb}} greylist (third-person singular simple present greylists, present participle greylisting, simple past and past participle greylisted)
  1. (transitive) To place on a greylist. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-greylist-en-verb-FWxzE-FQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graylist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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