different between backlist vs blacklist

English

Etymology

back +? list

Noun

backlist (plural backlists)

1. (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.

Verb

backlist (third-person singular simple present backlists, present participle backlisting, simple past and past participle backlisted)

1. (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.

   I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.

2. (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.

English

Etymology

From black +? list.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?blækl?st/

Noun

blacklist (plural blacklists)

1. (law, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned.

Usage notes

Blocklist and deny-list are advocated for by some who claim that the term blacklist is objectionable.

Synonyms

• blocklist

Antonyms

• greylist
• whitelist

Translations

Verb

blacklist (third-person singular simple present blacklists, present participle blacklisting, simple past and past participle blacklisted)

1. (transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

Synonyms

• blackball, send to Coventry; see also Thesaurus:ignore or Thesaurus:boycott

Derived terms

• blacklister

Translations

See also

• hit list
• shitlist

Anagrams

• stickball