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> I am sure there are whitelists (and blocklists). Off topic, but why is whitelist acceptable but not blacklist?
by throwaway45349 6y ago
> I am sure there are whitelists (and blocklists).
Off topic, but why is whitelist acceptable but not blacklist?
- y0ssr3n 6y agoI think the preferred term is "allowlist" not "whitelist". I like Allowlist personally because it's immediately obvious what it means esp for less technical folk. It takes time for new terms to become commonplace.
- throwaway45349 6y agoPost hoc rationalisation, but okay. My non-technical friends know exactly what a whitelist/blacklist are but none of them have ever heard these new politically correct terms.