choices · options · order · selection · shortlist · waitlist · queue · roster · slate · picks · top · bottom · tiers · matching · algorithm · sorting · voting · candidates
preference listblacklist
Record of prohibited entities
banned list · blocklist · dislikes · dealbreakers · no-fly list
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Related — ranking (Ordered position assignment); priority (Status of greater importance); wishlist (Catalog of desired items); ballot · favorites · choices · options · order · selection · shortlist · waitlist · queue · roster
ranking vs. randomnesspreference list ≠ random selection Choosing without systematic bias; random draw · random assignment · lottery · blind draw
desire vs. aversionpreference list ≠ blacklist Record of prohibited entities; banned list · blocklist · dislikes · dealbreakers · no-fly list
choice vs. assignmentpreference list ≠ draft order Selection priority arrangement
Matching: matching, proposer, donor matching, college admissions, housing allocation
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/preference_list