A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authenticity and authority. Sometimes it is stamped upon wax, and attached to the paper, sometimes into the paper itself. Sealing, in this sense, is a survival of an ancient custom of inscribing important papers with cabalistic words or signs to give them a magical efficacy independent of the authority that they represent. In the British museum are preserved many ancient papers, mostly of a sacerdotal character, validated by necromantic pentagrams and other devices, frequently initial letters of words to conjure with; and in many instances these are attached in the same way that seals are appended now. As nearly every reasonless and apparently meaningless custom, rite or observance of modern times had origin in some remote utility, it is pleasing to note an example of ancient nonsense evolving in the process of ages into something really useful. Our word "sincere" is derived from _sine cero_, without wax, but the learned are not in agreement as to whether this refers to the absence of the cabalistic signs, or to that of the wax with which letters were formerly closed from public scrutiny. Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis. The initials L.S., commonly appended to signatures of legal documents, mean _locum sigillis_, the place of the seal, although the seal is no longer used -- an admirable example of conservatism distinguishing Man from the beasts that perish. The words _locum sigillis_ are humbly suggested as a suitable motto for the Pribyloff Islands whenever they shall take their place as a sovereign State of the American Union.

An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security.

Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal.

SEa, Air, and Land. This is the acronym that is the name of the US Navy's elite special operations program. There are several SEAL units in operation, each having their own area of specialty (desert warfare, jungle warfare, counter-terrorism, etc.).

Navy Sea/Air/Land commando.

US Navy Special Forces operator. Naval commandos. Most highly trained and highly feared military unit in the world, although reader Jeni Cartwright of England writes to say that the Special Air Service (Motto:"Who Dares, Wins") could give the SEALs a run for their money. SEAL stands for Se ir, and. (Official designation is UDT/SEAL) SEAL Team Six - Officially, SPECWARDEVGRU, the US Navy unit charged with anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism. Created, trained, built and commanded originally by the now-legendary Commander Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko, USN (Ret.)

In transport: any gadget or device which must be broken in order to open it and therefore serves as a proof to a consignee that the goods contained in a truck or container have not been touched during transport.

fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure

make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows"

A relatively impermeable rock, such as shale, salt, or unfractured limestone, that lies above a reservoir rock and stops the oil from rising further.

See Reservoir. An impermeable fault or stratum of rock beneath or behind which hydrocarbons can accumulate.

Seal refers to the cap rock that overlays a reservoir rock and is capable of preventing hydrocarbons from leaking to the surface.

Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidæ and Otariidæ.

the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; "a coat of seal"

any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions

A flexible ring, disc or washer that prevents the passage of liquid, air, gas or dirt.

(r) any material or device that prevents or controls the passage of matter across the separable members of a mechanical assembly.

A device mounted on the guide to minimize oil escaping around the plunger.

Seal (2003) is the fourth album (and third self-titled album) by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for Togetherland which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to his previous standards. See the main Seal page for details.

Seal was Seal's eponymous 1991 debut album and contained the UK singles: "Killer" (originally performed with Adamski), "Crazy" (both reaching number one in the UK) and "Future Love Paradise".

Seal is Seal's second self-titled album. The album was released in 1994 on Sire Records. To avoid confusion with his first release, the album is sometimes referred to as Seal II.

a guidepost ofexcellence and integrity for consumers

a guidepost of excellence and integrity for consumers

a rich brown tone colouring the ears, feet, tail etc of a cat, inherited from two siamese colour genes, one contributed by either parent.

A term referring to the dark brown color found at the point of the darkest variety of Siamese.

n. a single use device intended to give recognizable evidence to the physical opening or entry of a door, container, or space

a recognizable symbol indicating to the consumer that the product is in compliance with the regulation

a symbol of the execution of the will of God

a short duration buff that a Paladin can cast on themselves or others

a very short duration self buff

A thin surface layer of bitumen, tar or epoxy resin material into which aggregate is usually incorporated. (See also Sprayed Seal)

A process of spraying bitumen followed by the spreading and rolling of aggregate (refer Spray Seal).

An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a draintrap.

To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement, plaster, or the like.

To fill cavities or plug a drill hole with cement or other material to stop loss of water or entrance of unwanted liquids, gas, or fragmented rock into a borehole.

The Shared Environment for Applications at LHC, which provides common core and services (such as system, utility, framework, and mathematics) libraries for LCG applications in order to improve their coherency. For the Atlas end-user, the most visible products of SEAL are the LCG dictionary and the scripting services such as PyROOT an PyBus. Refer to the project seal for documentation, releases, and other details. Note that the SEAL project has recently merged with the ROOT project. See Also ROOT, PyROOT, PyBus, LCG.

Seal Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning Afro-European soul vocalist and songwriter. He is professionally known only by his first name, Seal.

Synthetic gaskets that seal the joints between parts of the case and keep out the wet.

Any device which serves the purpose of sealing. Examples; centre seal, gaskets, O-rings and mounting caps. May also include two precision machined surfaces that seal referred to as metal to metal seal.

The Japanese term for stickers. May be sold out of pull packs or foil packs, and can be found in a variety of shapes. Manufactures include Amada (bookmark stickers), Yamakatsu, and Bandai.

Software-efficient stream cipher invented by Phil Rogaway of IBM

SEAL (Software-Optimized Encryption Algorithm) is a very fast stream cipher optimised for machines with a 32-bit word size and plenty of RAM.

a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

A flexible rubber or synthetic material used to keep lubrication in and contaminants out of a specific area.

Insulating glass units are sealed at the edges to prevent moisture and dirt from contaminating the interior of the unit. The seal must be durable and usually consists of an aluminum spacer with an exterior sealant.

a weak pointer to a record in the tree

To seal means to protect from examination by the public and unauthorized court personnel. An entire record may be sealed or parts of a record may be sealed. Evidence of the existence of a sealed file, unless protected by statute, is available for viewing by the public on court indices, but is limited to the case number, names of the parties, the notation "case sealed", the case type in civil cases and the cause of action or charge in criminal cases. (See, also, Vacating of Record of Conviction below.) A sealed court record may be ordered unsealed under certain circumstances.

To encipher a record containing several fields in such a way that the fields cannot be individually replaced without either knowledge of the encryption key or leaving evidence of tampering.

simple and efficient AAL. Scheme used by AAL5 in which the SAR sublayer segments CS PDUs without adding additional fields. See also AAL, AAL5, CS, and SAR.

Common abbreviation for Simple and Efficient Adaptation Layer.

a registered trademark of the National FFA Organization

a trademark of the Presbyterian Church, USA, and is used with permission

result of joining of packaging layers. NOTE:  A seal may be created, e.g., by use of adhesives or thermal fusion (ref. ISO 11607: 2003(E)).

Adhesive seal used to close the outer envelope of the invitation; typically in style and color to match invitation paper. Seals may be personalized with the bride and groom's name; the term "blank" used to describe a seal featuring a decorative design but not bride and groom's names.

Security seal that cannot be removed without visible signs of damage.

a badge of authority

an excellent guess, however we must take into account that at present there is no sign of any bone structure where the flippers would have been fused with the skeleton

decide irrevocably; "sealing dooms"

Shearwater-Elgin Area Line.

See hames.

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a combination of sigils

Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret.

To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with water. See 2d Seal, 5.

To close a case file from public scrutiny.

a furry animal which lives in water and on the iceflows

an animal that spends most of its time in the water

a dry running unit with a sanitary gland option, designed specifically for use with top entry mixers and agitators

a rubber or plastic cylindrical shaped piece that prevents oil from being lost from the damper.

a bearing side cover made of metal with a rubber coating

a steel or rubber component that has several important uses

Reserve parachutes have a small lead seal on a piece of red thread around the closing pin. This seal indicates the reserve has not been opened since it left the riggers hands.

an emblem that is unique to its bearer

a bunch of hand movements which are named and respresented after animals

an outward visible thing or action attached by appointment of government, which recognizes and consummates a contract, rendering the contract even more sacred by the governmental recognition

hunt seals

Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.

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1.) a label applied by the Post Office to "seal" mail, which was opened either intentionally, or by accident. 2.) a label such as a Christmas Seal.

a sailor, but he is performing an act of soldiering

39 , 52 protects the interior of the observatory from prevailing weather.

Application and Use Physical barrier that is impenetrable and is in contact with the components forming a joint.

cover with varnish

The use of heat to bond two layers of film. All machines seal film by controlling the time during which heat is introduced to the seal area, the temperature of the sealing device (impulse wires in Segment 1), and pressure of the seal head holding the film immobile during the seal cycle.

Coating in water base and applied like ink by a printing press to protect and enhance the printing underneath. Also called Aqueous Coating.

a smooth guy

an icon assigned to an on-line retailer by an independent body, such as the previously mentioned TRUSTe

a question that the court left for Congress to answer

an indication of approved or superior status

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Society for Effective/Affective Learning

a guarantee of permanency

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