disclaimer

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions, and the like. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

<networking> 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)

The Jargon File

[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.