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See also: white list
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whitelist (plural whitelists)
- (law, computing) A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.
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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.
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list of people that are known
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whitelist (third-person singular simple present whitelists, present participle whitelisting, simple past and past participle whitelisted)
- (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.
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