GREYLIST

Etymology

Noun

greylist (plural greylists)

(legal) A list, resembling a blacklist, for less serious offences.

(internet) 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.

Verb

greylist (third-person singular simple present greylists, present participle greylisting, simple past and past participle greylisted)

(transitive) To place on a greylist.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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