[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50413: Update code and comments to remove "blacklist" and "whitelist"

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#50413: Update code and comments to remove "blacklist" and "whitelist"
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 Reporter:  strangerstudios                  |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  defect (bug)                     |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                           |   Milestone:  5.5
Component:  General                          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-dev-note commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jorbin):

 Thinking about this, I don't think blocklist is the right term for us to
 use as blocks have a meaning in core and there could be ambiguity between
 a list of blocks and a blocklist. I would suggest we switch this to
 denylist or dissalowlist to remove that ambiguity.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50413#comment:45>
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