Disclosure means the giving out of information, either voluntarily or to be in compliance with legal regulations or workplace rules. Some disclosures could be contrary to law, custom, or even morality, such as the disclosure of a secret.

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 the law of England and Wales, disclosure refers to a process that may form part of legal proceedings, whereby parties inform ("disclose") to other parties the existence of any relevant documents that are, or have been, in their control.

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.

Other uses

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

• Disclosure was a television newsmagazine series in Canada.