discloses
Lets out information
Discloses means reveals or makes known something previously hidden or private.
A company discloses financial information to shareholders.
A seller must disclose known defects.
The word often implies formal or official revelation: The report discloses evidence of fraud.
What gets disclosed is typically something others have a right or need to know.
States openly to many
- revealsMakes visible or known
- divulgesMakes known previously hidden
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- reportsFormal written findings
informs · notifies · publishes · broadcasts · communicates · disseminates · states · declares
Escape through a breach
- exposureState of being unprotected
- dataFacts for analysis
- privacyFreedom from observation
- securityProtection from threat
vulnerability · sensitive · confidential · hack · compromised · unauthorized · whistleblower · classified
Allows entrance or confesses
- acknowledgesConfirms awareness of something
- confessesAcknowledges wrongdoing openly
- revealsMakes visible or known
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
secrets · truth · guilt · remorse · contrition · penitence · repentance · absolution
Quality of being accessible
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
truthfulness · visibility · public · open-book · accessible · informative · proactive · voluntary
Storing documents systematically
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- reportingConveying documented information
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
SEC · financial · material · affidavit · deposition · discovery · subpoena · sworn
announces
States openly to many
reports · informs · notifies · publishes · broadcasts · communicates · disseminates · states · declares · conveys
leak
Escape through a breach
security · vulnerability · sensitive · confidential · hack · compromised · unauthorized · whistleblower · classified · scandal
admits
Allows entrance or confesses
- acknowledgesConfirms awareness of something
- confessesAcknowledges wrongdoing openly
- revealsMakes visible or known
unburdening · secrets · truth · guilt · remorse · contrition · penitence · repentance · absolution · forgiveness
openness
Quality of being accessible
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
forthrightness · truthfulness · visibility · public · open-book · accessible · informative · proactive · voluntary · governmental
filing
Storing documents systematically
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- reportingConveying documented information
- mandatoryRequired by rule
regulatory · SEC · financial · material · affidavit · deposition · discovery · subpoena · sworn · court-ordered
- full disclosureWithholding no information
- non-disclosure agreementContract binding parties to secrecy
- public disclosureRevealing information openly
- financial disclosureRequired reporting of finances
- disclosure formDocument requiring stated information
- disclosure statementFormal revelation of relevant facts
disclose, disclosure, disclosed, undisclosed, disclosing, nondisclosure, disclosable