"whitelist" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-whitelist.ogg [US] Forms: whitelists [plural]
Etymology: From white + list. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|list}} white + list Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitelist (plural whitelists)
  1. (law, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted. Categories (topical): Computing, Law, Collectives Synonyms: allowlist Hyponyms: fair list Translations (list of people that are known): 白名單 (Chinese Mandarin), 白名单 (báimíngdān) (Chinese Mandarin), valkoinen lista (Finnish), liste blanche [feminine] (French), liste verte [feminine] (French), weiße Liste [feminine] (German), ホワイトリスト (howaitorisuto) (Japanese), biała lista [feminine] (Polish), бе́лый спи́сок (bélyj spísok) [masculine] (Russian), lista blanca [feminine] (Spanish), danh sách trắng (Vietnamese), danh sách cho phép (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-whitelist-en-noun-EBNMctR3 Disambiguation of Collectives: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Topics: computing, engineering, law, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Audio: en-us-whitelist.ogg [US] Forms: whitelists [present, singular, third-person], whitelisting [participle, present], whitelisted [participle, past], whitelisted [past]
Etymology: From white + list. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|list}} white + list Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Translations (Translations): lisätä valkoiselle listalle (Finnish), whitelisten (German), umieszczać na białej liście [imperfective] (Polish), umieścić na białej liście [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-whitelist-en-verb-bikynM0B

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for whitelist meaning in English (5.8kB)

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