white list

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Definition of white list

: a list of approved or favored items — compare blacklist

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Recent Examples on the Web South Korea was the only Asian country on the white list. — Sherisse Pham, CNN, "Japan just made its trade dispute with South Korea a lot more serious," 2 Aug. 2019 In at least five cases that were exposed and penalized, Japanese exports to South Korea have ended up illegally in North Korea since South Korea was added to the white list in 2004, government documents show. — Washington Post, "Japan-Korea trade spat to intensify with new export limits," 29 July 2019 Consumer white lists could be based on the customer’s own contact list, updated automatically as consumers add and remove contacts from their smartphones. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, "Robocalls can now get blocked by your carrier by default," 6 June 2019

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