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allowlist

allowlist noun: synonym of whitelist.

Noun

allowlist (plural allowlists)

  1. Synonym of whitelist.
    • CockroachDB Dedicated provides an IP allowlist function that serves as a global firewall for the cluster. Using the allowlist, we can allow individual IP addresses or IP address ranges in Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) format to the cluster.2022, Guy Harrison, Jesse Seldess, Ben Darnell, CockroachDB: The Definitive Guide, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 358
    Synonyms:
    whitelist

Verb

allowlist (third-person singular simple present allowlists, present participle allowlisting, simple past and past participle allowlisted)

  1. Synonym of whitelist.
    • So far, Knative has only allowlisted a handful of PodSpec […]2021, Jacques Chester, Knative in Action, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 55
    Synonyms:
    whitelist

Synonyms of allowlist

Antonyms

Forms of allowlist

Noun
pluralallowlists
Verb
third-person singular presentallowlists
present participleallowlisting
past participleallowlisted
pastallowlisted

Questions about allowlist

What does allowlist mean?
Allowlist means synonym of whitelist.
What part of speech is allowlist?
Allowlist can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of allowlist?
The plural of allowlist is allowlists.

Words near allowlist in the dictionary

  1. allowing
  2. allowing for
  3. allowing nature to take her course
  4. allowing nature to take its course
  5. allowingly
  6. allowlist
  7. allowlisted
  8. allowlisting
  9. allowlists
  10. allowment
  11. allowments

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