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whitelist
[ wahyt-list, hwahyt- ]
/ ˈwaɪtˌlɪst, ˈʰwaɪt- /
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noun Also white list .
verb (used with object) Also white-list .
to put on a whitelist.
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How to use whitelist in a sentence
Before the launch, advertisers were only able to participate in property promotion ads through a whitelist, but now you’ll be able to participate directly through the Google Ads interface.
Google announces global launch of property promotion ads for hotels|Carolyn Lyden|March 24, 2021|Search Engine Land
British Dictionary definitions for whitelist
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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