Chinese word

白名单

Pronunciation

Pinyinbái míng dān

Meaning

  • nounallowlist

Example

请把这个地址加入白名单。qǐng bǎ zhè ge dì zhǐ jiā rù bái míng dān

Please add this address to the allowlist.

Illustration for 白名单 (allowlist)

More examples

管理员把常用发件人地址加入白名单，重要邮件就不会被拦截。guán lǐ yuán bǎ cháng yòng fā jiàn rén dì zhǐ jiā rù bái míng dān zhòng yào yóu jiàn jiù bú huì bèi lán jié

If the administrator adds frequently used sender addresses to the allowlist, important emails will not be blocked.

Core concept

A selected set of approved entries that a system lets through or accepts.

Common phrases

  • 把...加入白名单bǎ jiā rù bái míng dān

    add ___ to the allowlist

  • 设置白名单shè zhì bái míng dān

    set up an allowlist

  • 将...列入白名单jiāng liè rù bái míng dān

    place ___ on the allowlist

  • 从白名单中移出cóng bái míng dān zhōng yí chū

    remove from the allowlist

Similar words

黑名单hēi míng dān: A list of addresses, accounts, or programs that a system blocks or refuses to accept.
允许列表yún xǔ liè biǎo: A list used to manage the addresses, accounts, or programs that are permitted.

Definition in Chinese

记录被允许通行、使用或接收对象的名单，常用于网络与权限管理。jì lù bèi yún xǔ tōng xíng shǐ yòng huò jiē shōu duì xiàng de míng dān cháng yòng yú wǎng luò yǔ quán xiàn guán lǐ

Word origin

白名单 (báimíngdān, "allowlist") is formed from 白 (bái, "white") and 名单 (míngdān, "list of names"), using white as a metaphor for permitted status in technical language.

Usage tips

  • In conversations about accounts or software, the word can name the whole permission list, while a single address or program is one entry in it.

Opposites

Related words

  • 白名单用户bái míng dān yòng hùallowlisted usernoun
  • 白名单条目bái míng dān tiáo mùallowlist entrynoun

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