What is the meaning of sic?

I like the way you put it... asking if it is a disclaimer. Actually it is. When people use it, they should put it in square brackets and it means that they are quoting from a source even the wrong grammar or words... As far as I know there is no other meaning to it. It is just a way of protecting the writer, journalist (or the editor of a newspaper) that what is written does not come from his/her pen, but from someone else's, hence even the mistakes have been copied. Sic is a Latin word but don't know what it means.

You have been given the correct answer already. It is definitely a Latin word meaning “thus", "so", "as such", or "in such a manner". I use it in writing to suggest that the incorrect spelling of a word is not my doing but the source I copied it from. There you have it, the answer that you already know!

Well I had no idea but I do now. And all's I can say is WOW. Who knew all that in three letters. As in I can't spell and its not my fault. Like it. You ahve a great day. Your friend onlydia

When you see the notation [sic], it indictate that you are quoting or copying something directly (and as it appears) from another source. It also indicates that if there are misspellings or poor grammer, that they are not your errors, but as they appeared in the original source.

Usually it is used when you are repeating something you read or heard but aren't positive of the exact verbage.