Disclosure - Definition and Overview

Disclosure means the giving out of information which might commonly be kept secret, usually voluntarily or to be in compliance with legal regulations or workplace rules.

See also full disclosure

In journalism, full disclosure refers to disclosing the interests of the writer which may bear on the subject being written about, for example, if the writer has worked with an interview subject in the past.

In computer security, full disclosure means disclosing full information about vulnerabilities.

In company law, disclosure refers to giving out information about public or limited companies or their officers, which might be kept secret if the company was a private company or a partnership.

Disclosure is also a 1994 film starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.