Errors and omissions excepted

"Errors and omissions excepted" (E&OE^[1]) is a phrase used in an attempt to reduce legal liability for potentially incorrect or incomplete information supplied in a contractually related document such as a quotation or specification.

It is often applied as a disclaimer in situations in which the information to which it is applied is relatively fast-moving. In legal terms, it seeks to make a statement that information cannot be relied upon, or may have changed by the time of use.

It is regularly used in accounting, to "excuse slight mistakes or oversights."^[2]

It is also used when a large amount of information is listed against a product, to state that—to the best of the supplier's knowledge—the information is correct, but they will not be held responsible if an error has been committed.