Edit: Again, Dispel Magic has rules for how it specifically works. And those are its rules. Traps have rules for specifically how they work, and those are the trap's rules. Dispel Magic doesn't need to say it can shut off a magic trap. The TRAP needs to say it can be shut off by Dispel Magic (and any other means to overcome it) This is a clearcut General vs Specific. Why does this particular case cause this confusion? It is standard rule vs rule interaction.
Because the rule accessible to players, and thus the one they should be using when making decisions about what might work, is the text of dispel magic. It should not be necessary for the player to access DM resources to understand how a player ability works.
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Dispel Magic doesn't work to disable magical traps as a function of the spell.
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Some traps have a function in which they are disabled by Dispel Magic.
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The player has all the information they need to know how Dispel Magic works.
The DM has all the information for how traps work.
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Spells do what they say they do...and also what another section of another book that you probably wouldn't think to check says they do.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
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Dispel Magic doesn't work to disable magical traps as a function of the spell.
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Some traps have a function in which they are disabled by Dispel Magic.
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The player has all the information they need to know how Dispel Magic works.
The DM has all the information for how traps work.
I got quotes!