greylist

noun

Etymology

From grey + list.

  1. derived from *leys-
  2. inherited from *līstā
  3. derived from lista
  4. derived from liste
  5. inherited from līste
  6. inherited from list
  7. compounded as greylist — “grey + list

Definitions

  1. A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.

  2. A technique for blocking spam (junk e-mail) by temporarily rejecting mail from unknown…

    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.

  3. To place on a greylist.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for greylist. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA