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
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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."
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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."
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Whitelist as a noun (legal):
A list or collection of people or entities that are known, trusted or explicitly permitted.
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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."