diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
index a0a498b6cab34..b797159b53486 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from '../types';
 
 const templateMatchRE = /{{([\s\S]+?)}}/g;
-const whitelistUrlSchemes = ['http://', 'https://'];
+const allowedUrlSchemes = ['http://', 'https://'];
 
 const URL_TYPES = [
   {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class UrlFormat extends FieldFormat {
 
         return this.generateImgHtml(url, imageLabel);
       default:
-        const inWhitelist = whitelistUrlSchemes.some((scheme) => url.indexOf(scheme) === 0);
+        const inWhitelist = allowedUrlSchemes.some((scheme) => url.indexOf(scheme) === 0);
         if (!inWhitelist && !parsedUrl) {
           return url;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.test.ts b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.test.ts
index ce8cd4acb24ab..8114c2d910cb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('hash unhash url', () => {
         expect(mockStorage.length).toBe(3);
       });
 
-      it('hashes only whitelisted properties', () => {
+      it('hashes only allow-listed properties', () => {
         const stateParamKey1 = '_g';
         const stateParamValue1 = '(yes:!t)';
         const stateParamKey2 = '_a';
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe('hash unhash url', () => {
         );
       });
 
-      it('unhashes only whitelisted properties', () => {
+      it('un-hashes only allow-listed properties', () => {
         const stateParamKey1 = '_g';
         const stateParamValueHashed1 = 'h@4e60e02';
         const state1 = { yes: true };
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.ts b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.ts
index ec82bdeadedd5..aaeae65f094cd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/public/state_management/url/hash_unhash_url.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const hashUrl = createQueryReplacer(hashQuery);
 
 // naive hack, but this allows to decouple these utils from AppState, GlobalState for now
 // when removing AppState, GlobalState and migrating to IState containers,
-// need to make sure that apps explicitly passing this whitelist to hash
+// need to make sure that apps explicitly passing this allow-list to hash
 const __HACK_HARDCODED_LEGACY_HASHABLE_PARAMS = ['_g', '_a', '_s'];
 function createQueryMapper(queryParamMapper: (q: string) => string | null) {
   return (