WHITELIST Definition & Meaning

whitelist

[ wahyt-list, hwahyt- ]

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noun

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 people thought by a business concern to be qualified or otherwise suitable for employment.
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.
a list of individuals, organizations, etc., having security clearance from government officials.
Digital Technology.
1. a list of email addresses or web addresses that are allowed to pass through a spam filter:
  The company sent a reminder to their shoppers to add the new-orders email to their whitelist, or else receipts could be snagged by the spam filter.
2. a list of trusted software programs allowed to access a device or operating system:
  The antivirus program can’t fully protect your computer if you keep overriding it to add apps to its whitelist.
a list of places to or from which one may travel without restriction:
a whitelist where tourists are permitted entry without mandatory quarantine.

verb (used with object)

to put on a whitelist.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of whitelist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; white ( def ) + list ¹( def ), modeled on blacklist ( def )

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Example Sentences

The WFA called for firms to stop using the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist” in media and advertising campaigns, for example.

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In his Cabinet Council remarks, Yoon said he will order his trade minister to begin taking legal steps necessary to restore Japan on a “whitelist” of nations receiving preferential fast-track trade status.

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In his Cabinet Council remarks, Yoon said he will order his trade minister to begin taking legal steps needed to reinclude Japan in a “whitelist” of nations receiving preferential trade status.

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The Pentagon asked Twitter to “whitelist” the accounts, which would prevent the automatic tools from flagging them and make them more broadly visible on the platform.

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On the same day that Twitter received the email, officials applied a “whitelist” tag to the accounts which exempted them from being identified as spam and made them more likely to trend on the platform.

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