Seal may refer to any of the following:

Common uses

Pinniped Pinnipeds (pronounced ), commonly known as seals, are a widely range (biology), distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals. They comprise the extant taxon, extant families Odobenidae (whose onl ...

, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, also called "true seal" **

Fur seal Fur seals are any of nine species of pinnipeds belonging to the subfamily Arctocephalinae in the family Otariidae. They are much more closely related to sea lions than Earless seal, true seals, and share with them external ears (Pinna (anatomy ...

** Eared seal *

Seal (emblem) A seal is a device for making an impression in Sealing wax, wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an Paper embossing, embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. The original purpose was to authenticate a document, or ...

, a device to impress an emblem, used as a means of authentication, on paper, wax, clay or another medium (the impression is also called a seal) *

Seal (mechanical) A seal is a device or material that helps join systems, mechanisms or other materials together by preventing leak, leakage (e.g. in a wikt:pumping, pumping system), containing pressure, or excluding contamination. The effectiveness of a seal is d ...

, a device which helps prevent leakage, contain pressure, or exclude contamination where two systems join ** Hermetic seal, an airtight mechanical seal * Security seals such as labels, tapes, bands, or ties affixed onto a container in order to prevent and detect tampering

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''Seal'' (1991 album), by Seal * ''Seal'' (1994 album), sometimes referred to as ''Seal II'', by Seal * '' Seal IV'', a 2003 album by Seal * '' Seal Online'', a 2003 massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Law

Seal (contract law) In the law, a Seal (emblem), seal affixed to a contract or other legal instrument has had special legal significance at various times in the jurisdictions that recognise it. In the courts of common law jurisdictions, a contract which was sealed ( ...

, a legal formality for contracts and other instruments *

Seal (East Asia) In the Sinosphere, seals (Seal (emblem), stamps) can be applied on objects to establish personal identification. They are commonly applied on items such as personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, and art. They are used similarly to si ...

, a stamp used in East Asia as a form of a signature * Record sealing

Military

* '' Fairey Seal'', a 1930s British carrier-borne torpedo bomber aircraft * HMS ''Seal'', two Royal Navy ships and one submarine * USS ''Seal'', two American submarines * Supermarine Seal II, the 1921 British flying boat

Special forces

United States Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs' main func ...

, the principal special operations force of the U.S. Navy *

Thai Navy Seals The Naval Special Warfare Command (), commonly known as the Royal Thai Navy SEALs (an acronym for SEa–Air–Land), is an elite special operations force of the Royal Thai Navy. The unit was set up in the name of Underwater Demolition Assault Un ...

, Thai Navy special operations force modelled on the U.S. Navy SEALs *

Naval Special Operations Command The Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) is a separate command of the Philippine Navy trained in special operations, sabotage, psychological warfare, psychological and unconventional warfare and is heavily influenced by the United States Na ...

, also known as the Philippine Navy SEALs *ROKN UDT/SEALs, a component of the

Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla The Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla (; Hanja: 大韓民國海軍特殊戰戰團), name abbreviated NAVSPECWARFLOT or WARFLOT, is a special forces, special operations force of the Republic of Korea Navy. The WARFLOT is most comm ...

People

Seal (musician) Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the recipient of three Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award, with 20 million albums or single ...

(born 1963), English singer and songwriter *

Seal (surname) Seal (), also spelled Shil, Sil, or Sheel is a native Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. It literally means the quality of being devoted. The surname is being used by some Baniks (widely referred ...

: **

Aditya Seal Aditya Seal is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and series. He made his film debut as a teenager with the erotic film '' Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (2002), opposite Manisha Koirala. As an adult, he starred in the romantic ...

(born 1988), Indian actor **

Barbara Seal Barbara Seal is a former judge from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Seal has been involved in a number of community organisations and foundations, serving in both leadership and advisory roles. Seal was appointed as judge of Canada's citizenship court i ...

, Canadian former judge from Montreal, Quebec **

Barry Seal Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal (July 16, 1939 – February 19, 1986) was an American commercial airline pilot who became a major drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel. When Seal was convicted of smuggling charges, he became an informant for the Dru ...

(1939–1986), American drug smuggler and DEA informant **

Brajendra Nath Seal Sir Brajendra Nath Seal (; 3 September 1864 – 3 December 1938) was a Bengali Indian humanist philosopher. He served as the second vice chancellor of Mysore University. He began his career as a lecturer at the Scottish Church College. His ...

(1864–1938), Indian humanist philosopher and educator **

David Seal David Seal (born 26 January 1972) is a former Australian soccer player. He played as a striker. Career Seal started his career in the old National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia where he played for Sydney Croatia, Marconi Fairfield and S ...

(born 1972), Australian soccer player **

Elizabeth Seal Elizabeth Anne Seal (born 28 August 1933) is a British actress. In 1961, she won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the title role of '' Irma La Douce''. Career Elizabeth Seal made her professional de ...

(born 1933), Italian actress ** Frances Thurber Seal, American Christian Science practitioner and teacher **

Jaynie Seal Jaynie Seal (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian television presenter. Seal is currently a weather presenter on Sky News Weather Channel, news presenter on ''Saturday Edition'' and ''Sunday Edition (Australian TV program), Sunday Edition'' on S ...

(born 1973), Australian television presenter ** Jimmy Seal (born 1950), English footballer ** Kevin Seal, American television presenter and actor ** Manuel Seal (born 1960), American songwriter-producer ** Michael Seal (born 1970), British orchestral conductor and classical violinist ** Mike Seal (fighter) (born 1977), Mexican mixed martial artist ** Mutty Lall Seal (1792–1854), Indian Bengali businessman and philanthropist ** Paul Seal (born 1952), American football tight end ** Sudhangshu Seal (born 1945), Indian politician

Places

* Seal, Kent, a village and civil parish in England * Seal, Ohio, an unincorporated community *

Seal Beach, California Seal Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. It was originally known as Bay City before it was incorporated into Orange County under its current on October 24, 1911. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,242 ...

, a city located in Orange County, USA * Seal Cay, а island within the Bahamas * Seal Harbour, Nova Scotia, a community in Guysborough County, Canada * Seal Lake, a lake in Greenland

Other uses

* "Seal", a generic term for the surface treatment of sealed roads (and by extension, a term used for the roads themselves) * Seal brown *

Seal of the prophets Seal of the Prophets (; or ) is a title used in the Qur'an and by Muslims to designate the Islamic prophet Muhammad as the last of the prophets sent by God. The title is applied to Muhammad in verse 33:40 of the Qur'an, with the popular Yu ...

, a title given to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad *

Seal script Seal script or sigillary script () is a Chinese script styles, style of writing Chinese characters that was common throughout the latter half of the 1st millennium BC. It evolved organically out of bronze script during the Zhou dynasty (1 ...

, ancient Chinese calligraphy * BYD Seal, an electric sedan * Select Entry Accelerated Learning, a program used in Victoria, Australia, in some secondary schools