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greylists

greylists is the plural of greylist.

greylists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greylist.

Meaning of greylist

Noun

greylist (plural greylists)

  1. A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.
  2. (Internet) A technique for blocking spam (junk e-mail) by temporarily rejecting mail from unknown senders. A legitimate sender is likely to try sending again after a delay.

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Questions about greylists

What is greylists the plural of?
Greylists is the plural of greylist.

Words near greylists in the dictionary

  1. greyleads
  2. greyline
  3. greylist
  4. greylisted
  5. greylisting
  6. greylists
  7. greyly
  8. greymail
  9. greymap
  10. greymaps
  11. Greymouth

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