Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Disclaimer \Dis*claim"er\, n.
1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title,
claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or
waiver of an interest or estate. --Burrill.
3. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions,
and the like. --Burke.
Source : WordNet®
disclaimer
n 1: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to
something
2: denial of any connection with or knowledge of [syn: {disavowal}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
disclaimer
Statement ritually appended to many {Usenet}
postings (sometimes automatically, by the posting software)
reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily
forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and
not necessarily those of the organisation running the computer
through which the article entered the network.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-07-30)