whitelist

From white +‎ list.

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whitelist (plural whitelists)

1. (law, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.

Allowlist is advocated for by some who claim that the term whitelist is objectionable because it perpetuates a supposed unconscious archetype that whiteness equals goodness, which might reinforce racial and ethnic biases.

• allowlist

• blacklist
• denylist

• fair list
• safelist

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.

   The email program allows you to whitelist email from known sources.