disclaimer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disclaimer	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disclaimer n (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something denial of any connection with or knowledge of Synonym(s): disavowal, disclaimer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
disclaimer n. [Usenet] 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 organization running the machine through which the article entered the network.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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)