Definder - what does the word mean?

What is allowlist?

An allowlist is a directory of specific elements that are allowed, e.g. email addresses, IP addresses or URLs etc.

An allowlist has the same meaning as a whitelist in computer and tech industry.

Allowlist like block list are much more intuitive and descriptive than whitelist and blacklist and don't have subliminal racist associations- blacklist = block and whitelist = allow.

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Allowlist - what is it?

A bullshit replacement for whitelist

John: "whitelist" is now apparently considered racist and it's being grepped with "allowlist"
Jane: lol that's cringe

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