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safelist

safelist noun: a list of e-mail addresses whose owners have agreed to receive promotional email.

Noun

safelist (plural safelists)

  1. (Internet) A list of e-mail addresses whose owners have agreed to receive promotional email.

Verb

safelist (third-person singular simple present safelists, present participle safelisting, simple past and past participle safelisted)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To mark (an e-mail address or a domain) as having agreed to receive promotional email.

Forms of safelist

Noun
pluralsafelists
Verb
third-person singular presentsafelists
present participlesafelisting
past participlesafelisted
pastsafelisted

Origin of safelist

safe + list, because the emails are "safe" from being reported as spam.

Questions about safelist

What does safelist mean?
Safelist means a list of e-mail addresses whose owners have agreed to receive promotional email.
What part of speech is safelist?
Safelist can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of safelist?
The plural of safelist is safelists.

Words near safelist in the dictionary

  1. safelier
  2. safeliest
  3. safelight
  4. safelights
  5. safelike
  6. safelist
  7. safelisted
  8. safelisting
  9. safelists
  10. safely
  11. safemaker

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