Meanings
verbwhitelist (third-person singular simple present whitelists, present participle whitelisting, simple past and past participle whitelisted)
present singular third person whitelists · participle present whitelisting · participle past whitelisted · past whitelisted
- transitiveTo 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted.
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Translations
Arabic قَائِمَةٌ بَيْضَاء
- قَائِمَةٌ بَيْضَاء (qāʔimatun bayḍāʔ)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Bulgarian бял спи́сък
- бял спи́сък (bjal spísăk)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Chinese Mandarin 白名單 /白名单
- 白名單 /白名单 (báimíngdān)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Danish hvidliste, hvidliste
- hvidlistelist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- hvidlisteto place on a whitelist
Dutch witte lijst, whitelisten
- witte lijstlist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- whitelistento place on a whitelist
Estonian valge nimekiri
- valge nimekirilist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Finnish valkoinen lista, lisätä valkoiselle listalle
- valkoinen listalist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- lisätä valkoiselle listalleto place on a whitelist
French liste blanche, liste verte
- liste blanchelist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- liste vertelist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
German weiße Liste, whitelisten
- weiße Listelist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- whitelistento place on a whitelist
Italian lista bianca
- lista biancalist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Japanese ホワイトリスト
- ホワイトリスト (howaitorisuto)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Korean 화이트리스트
- 화이트리스트 (hwaiteuriseuteu)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Polish biała lista, umieszczać na białej liście
- biała listalist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- umieszczać na białej liścieto place on a whitelist
- umieścić na białej liścieto place on a whitelist
Russian бе́лый спи́сок
- бе́лый спи́сок (bélyj spísok)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Spanish lista blanca
- lista blancalist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Swedish vit lista
- vit listalist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Turkish beyaz liste
- beyaz listelist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Ukrainian бі́лий спи́сок
- бі́лий спи́сок (bílyj spýsok)list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Vietnamese danh sách trắng, danh sách cho phép
- danh sách trắnglist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
- danh sách cho phéplist or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted, or explicitly permitted
Cite this entry
APA
whitelist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitelist
MLA
“whitelist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitelist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitelist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitelist.
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