Legal Definitions - screening committee

A group of individuals responsible for reviewing and evaluating candidates or proposals to determine their suitability for a particular role or purpose.

For example, a university may have a screening committee to review applications for admission and select the most qualified candidates.

The practice of extracting data from one website and displaying it on another website without using the source website's database. This may infringe on the extracted website-owner's copyright in the contents.

For example, a website may use screen-scraping to display information from a competitor's website, such as prices or product descriptions, without permission.

A document or money that entitles the holder to receive something of value.

For example, land scrip was a document issued by the US government that entitled the holder to a certain amount of land in the western United States.

An original or principal writing, or handwriting.

For example, a script may refer to the written text of a play or movie.