whitelist

[ hwahyt-list, wahyt- ]

/ ˈʰwaɪtˌlɪst, ˈwaɪt- /

noun Also white list.

a list of novels, motion pictures, etc., deemed suitable for juveniles, members of a particular faith, or other specified groups of individuals.

a list of persons thought by a business concern to be qualified or otherwise suitable for employment.

a list of individuals, organizations, etc., having security clearance from government officials.

a list of business establishments approved for patronage because of hiring practices, religious or political affiliations, etc.

a list kept by a labor union, containing the names of employers who maintain working conditions approved by the union.

Digital Technology. a list of email addresses or web addresses that are allowed to pass through a spam filter.

verb (used with object) Also white-list.

to put on a whitelist.

Nearby words

whitehorse, whitelash, whitelaw, whiteley, whiteline, whitelist, whitely, whiteman, whiten, whitener, whiteness

Compare blacklist.

Origin of whitelist

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for white list

white list

noun

a list of countries considered to pose an insignificant threat to human rights, from which applications for political asylum are presumed to be unfounded

computing

a list of websites considered to have inoffensive and acceptable content
a list of e-mail addresses from which a computer will accept mail

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