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Meaning of "white list" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE LIST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE LIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
White list is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHITE LIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whitelist

A whitelist is a list or register of those that are being provided a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition. Those on the list will be accepted, approved or recognized. Whitelisting is the reverse of blacklisting, the practice of identifying those that are denied, unrecognised, or ostracised.

Definition of white list in the English dictionary

The first definition of white list in the dictionary is a list of countries considered to pose an insignificant threat to human rights, from which applications for political asylum are presumed to be unfounded. Other definition of white list is a list of websites considered to have inoffensive and acceptable content. White list is also a list of e-mail addresses from which a computer will accept mail.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE LIST

white knight
white lady
white lead
white lead ore
white leather
white leg
white lias
white lie
white light
white line
white lotus
white magic
White man´s burden
white matter
white meat
white metal
white meter
White Monk
White Mountains
white mulberry

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE LIST

A list
A-list
bucket list
casualty list
check list
free list
guest list
hit list
honours list
long list
mailing list
price list
reading list
reserve list
shopping list
short list
stock list
waiting list
wine list
wish list
word list

Synonyms and antonyms of white list in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «white list» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE LIST

Find out the translation of white list to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of white list from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «white list» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白名单
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lista blanca
570 millions of speakers

English

white list
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद सूची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القائمة البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белый список
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lista branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা তালিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

liste blanche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senarai putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weißen Liste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホワイトリスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트리스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhaptar putih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

danh sách trắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை பட்டியலில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरी यादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz liste
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lista bianca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biała lista
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

білий список
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lista de alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκή λίστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit lys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vita listan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvit liste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white list

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE LIST»

The term «white list» is regularly used and occupies the 60.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE LIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white list

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE LIST»

Discover the use of white list in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white list and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flag State Responsibility: Historical Development and ...
10.2.3 Tokyo MOU Black/Grey/White List of Flag States An analysis of the Black/ Grey/White list for the Tokyo MOU31 on port State control, established in 2002, reveals similar membership and trends to that of the Paris MOU, taking into account ...
John N. K. Mansell, 2009
2
White by Law: The Legal Construction of Race
Ian Haney Lopez is a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley.
Ian Haney-López, 2006
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Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing: 4th International ...
Assume node A needs to send white list information to node B: 1) At the first time to exchange white list, node A capsulates the white list formed according to section 3.2 in WL_Update message and send it to node B. Obtaining the WL_Update ...
Jadwiga Indulska, 2007
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The Selected Letters of Florence Kelley, 1869-1931
Because of your friendly interest in the work of the Candy White List Committee, in Chicago, I am writing these personal details in the interest of the Chicago Committee. Yours very truly General Secretary National Consumers' League cc, ...
Florence Kelley, Kathryn Kish Sklar, Beverly Wilson Palmer, 2009
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Critical Infrastructure Protection IV: Fourth Annual IFIP WG ...
An alternative to this approach is for each balancing authority to maintain a “white list” of IP addresses with which it may communicate. The proposed system could support this choice, since it merely provides a formal system for communicating ...
Tyler Moore, Sujeet Shenoi, 2010
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Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People ...
But defining the white list is a serious problem. Because it is impossible to predict where a user might need to browse, a predefined, fixed white list invariably blocks users from accessing legitimate web sites. On the other hand, a dynamic ...
Lorrie Faith Cranor, Simson Garfinkel, 2005
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CFC Legislation, Tax Treaties and EC Law
Currently this “white list” includes 28 countries. It consists mainly of the countries Estonia has concluded tax treaties with. There are no rules prescribed on which basis countries should be included into the list and the government can include ...
Michael Lang, 2004
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Mac Security Bible
White lists. A white list is the opposite of a blacklist: a list of senders' email addresses or domains fromwhom you always acceptemail. Anyoneonthe white list(which may be or include thecontentsof youraddress book)is automatically exempted ...
Joe Kissell, 2009
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The Caucasian Tiger: Sustaining Economic Growth in Armenia
Therefore, the alternative would be to move gradually and establish a diamond- like regime in terms of administrative efficiency for a selected group of firms on a “ white list.” Firms on the white list would be subject to special treatment by the ...
‎2007
10
Tax Treaties and Controlled Foreign Company Legislation: ...
There is a short white list of countries to which the legislation does not apply because the high rate of local tax coupled with New Zealand's foreign tax credit do not make the application of the regime worthwhile.27 The legislation does not  ...
Daniel Sandler, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE LIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white list is used in the context of the following news items.
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Royal London UK Equity Income loses top spot on Sanlam White List
The PFS Chelverton Equity fund has become the highest rated portfolio in the latest edition of Sanlam's White List of top funds, while a number of other key ... «FE Trustnet, Jul 15»
2
China seeks entries from offshore yards for 'white list'
China has invited offshore shipyards to send in their applications for reviews by the relevant authorities on the drawing up of a so-called 'white list', similar to the ... «Seatrade Maritime News, Jul 15»
3
The Worst Kind Of Groundhog Day: Let's Talk (Again) About …
Another day, another all-white list of recommended reading. This year's New York Times summer reading list, compiled annually by Times literary critic Janet ... «NPR, May 15»
4
The winners and losers from Sanlam's latest Income Study
The most significant move out of the White List of top performers is Beagles' and James Lowen's £2.7bn JOHCM UK Equity Income fund, which struggled last ... «Investment Week, Feb 15»
5
Axa, Liontrust, Old Mutual and Premier funds fall off SPI's White List
Four funds have been dropped from Sanlam Private Investments' White List of UK equity income outperformers, to be replaced by offerings from Threadneedle, ... «Fundweb, Jul 14»
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SPI's White List labels £6bn Artemis Income fund a 'sell'
The £6.4bn Artemis Income fund has been downgraded to a 'sell' in the latest Sanlam Private Investments (SPI) Income study, the widely followed guide to ... «Investment Week, Jan 14»
7
White List labels Woodford income funds a 'sell' on size fears
In the last report, released in August, SPI removed Woodford's £9.1bn Invesco Perpetual Income from its White List of funds which have a long-term track record ... «Investment Week, Jan 13»
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Income fund tips: Which made the White List of best performers, and …
The aim of the White List is to single out funds with 'a proven ability in producing a rising level of income and long-term capital growth, alongside carefully ... «This is Money, Aug 12»
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New Zealand removed from EU 'white list'
New Zealand and Russia have been struck off a prestigious European Union banking and corporate "white list" over this country's weak money laundering and ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 12»
10
US adds Vatican to money-laundering 'concern' list
Vatican added for first time to State Department list. * Washington puts tiny state in less vulnerable list. * Vatican tries to join Europe's 'White List'. By Philip ... «Reuters, Mar 12»

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