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Is there a generic term for "block" and "allow"?

Use case: I have a list that can either be a block list or an allow list. I'm looking for a term that "covers" both allow and block.

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  • Do not write answers in comments. If you have an answer, write an answer in the "Your answer" box.
    – Andrew Leach ♦
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 15:39
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    Do you have more specific context? It's not clear from your question why "list" itself wouldn't suffice.
    – jimm101
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 16:00
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    Our Help Center says that picking names for things in computer programming is off topic here.
    – tchrist ♦
    Commented Nov 28, 2022 at 21:32
  • @tchrist thanks, I was not aware of that. But nonetheless - are you sure this is strictly a computer programming issue? Are there no block/allow lists in other fields that can benefit from this question?
    – noamtm
    Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 11:41

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These are instances of permissions.

The concept of file system permissions is well established in computing, giving different rights to read, write, modify, etc, files. Wikipedia also has an article about application permissions, which are permissions given or denied to applications (e.g. phone apps): "Permissions are a means of controlling and regulating access to specific system- and device-level functions by software."

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I've just discovered that apparently some people don't like the perceived racist overtones of...

black/whitelist
a cybersecurity strategy that rejects/accepts a list of email addresses, IP addresses, domain names or applications, while accepting/rejecting all others
[highlighting added by me to combine the two complementary definitions]

...but I think unless you're already avoiding blackboard, whiteboard,... you can probably just ignore the snowflakes.

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  • It's not a 'snowflake' thing, it's pretty universal now -- since the BLM movement started. It's also the reason 'master' in git is now called 'main' (by default, in GitHub).
    – noamtm
    Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 11:38
  • If I was the last person left on earth who thinks such attitudes are ridiculous, I'd still say everyone else was "snowflakes". And while George Floyd's death was obviously regrettable, I think it's far more regrettable that this propelled BLM into the limelight and increased their access to funding and influence. That's a seriously nasty organization, imho.
    – FumbleFingers
    Commented Nov 29, 2022 at 11:51

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