The difference between Blacklist and Whitelist

When used as nouns, blacklist means a list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, whereas whitelist means a list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted or explicitly permitted.

When used as verbs, blacklist means to place on a blacklist, whereas whitelist means to place on a whitelist.


check bellow for the other definitions of Blacklist and Whitelist

  1. Blacklist as a noun (legal):

    A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.

    Examples:

    "The software included a lengthy blacklist of [[disreputable]] websites to block."

  1. Blacklist as a verb (transitive):

    To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

    Examples:

    "You can blacklist known spammers with that button."

  1. Whitelist as a noun (legal):

    A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted or explicitly permitted.

  1. Whitelist as a verb (transitive):

    To place on a whitelist; to mark or note a person or entity as trustworthy or acceptable.

    Examples:

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

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