Inclusive language: size the rename in minutes
Replacing terms like “whitelist” and “blacklist” starts with knowing where they are. SMART TS XL finds every occurrence across every platform, language and region, and gives you the reports to estimate the work accurately.
Word inclusivity in software
Companies and organizations worldwide are replacing exclusionary and harmful language in information technology. One way the software industry drives a more inclusive, diverse and equitable culture is by replacing offensive code terms: assessing existing code, identifying problematic words and replacing them with terms that clearly communicate the technical meaning.
“Whitelist” and “blacklist” are common examples. They refer to lists that permit or deny a set of nouns or enabled features. Proposed alternatives include allowlist and denylist, or allowedNouns and deniedNouns.
SMART TS XL is the solution for companies starting their own inclusion strategy, and IN-COM’s patented Software Intelligence® technology makes the renaming effort faster and more accurate.
Without SMART TS XL
- Grep across one repository at a time
- Variations and compound names missed
- Estimates guessed before the work is known
- No record of what was found and where
With SMART TS XL
- One search across every platform and region
- Dictionaries and synonyms catch every variation
- LOE calculated from the real number of hits
- Hit breakdowns and line-by-line reports
SMART TS XL solution for inclusive language
Every platform, system and language
Identify all required changes across MF, SAP, web and every other platform you load.
Built-in dictionaries
A dictionary mechanism holds the terms to find and their approved replacements.
Predefined complex synonyms
Synonyms catch variations, compound names and spelling differences.
Search by scope
Search one platform (MF, SAP, WEB), one language (COBOL, Java, SQL), one region (Prod, Dev, QA) or everything at once.
Reports to size the work
Search Hits Breakdown, Search Result Statistics and a detailed line-by-line All Hits report.
Seconds, not weeks
The search completes in seconds and shows the magnitude of the project right away.
How a terminology project runs
Define
Load your list of terms and replacements into the dictionary.
whitelist → allowlistSearch
Run one search across all corporate assets, or a chosen scope.
MF · SAP · WEBSize
Review hit breakdowns and statistics to calculate LOE.
1,482 hits · 64 hTrack
Re-run after each change to confirm nothing is left.
0 remainingInclusive Language, in plain English
Everything on this page also works as a question. Ask ASK AI inside SMART TS XL, or the assistant your team already uses through the MCP Connector. It calls SMART TS XL, reads the indexed code and answers with the source behind every fact. Read-only, under the same permissions your people have.
Find every “whitelist” and “master” and estimate the rename.
1,482 hits in 312 members: 612 for whitelist and its variations, 301 for master. Estimated effort is 64 hours, most of it in 41 COBOL programs.
- 1,482 hits
- 312 members
- 64 hours
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS AND RESULTS
Proven on 5.7 billion lines of code
Questions about inclusive language
Can we add our own terms?
Yes. The dictionary and synonym features let you define any terms and approved replacements, including company-specific names.
Does it change the code?
SMART TS XL finds, sizes and reports. Your teams make the changes in their normal tools, then re-run the search to confirm completion.
Can we search everything at once?
Yes. Search a single platform, language or region, or all corporate assets in one search.
See inclusive language on your own code.
In a live session we load a sample of your portfolio and run inclusive language in the web interface and through the AI assistant you already use.
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