Seal

Seal may refer to any of the following:

Common uses

 * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
 * Earless seal, also called "true seal"
 * Fur seal
 * Eared seal
 * Seal (emblem), 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 device which helps prevent leakage, contain pressure, or exclude contamination where two systems join
 * 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), a legal formality for contracts and other instruments
 * Seal (East Asia), 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 principal special operations force of the U.S. Navy
 * Thai Navy Seals, Thai Navy special operations force modelled on the U.S. Navy SEALs
 * Naval Special Operations Command, also known as the Philippine Navy SEALs
 * ROKN UDT/SEALs, a component of the Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla

People

 * Seal (musician) (born 1963), English singer and songwriter
 * Seal (surname):
 * Aditya Seal (born 1988), Indian actor
 * Barbara Seal, Canadian former judge from Montreal, Quebec
 * Barry Seal (1939–1986), American drug smuggler and DEA informant
 * Brajendra Nath Seal (1864–1938), Indian humanist philosopher and educator
 * David Seal (born 1972), Australian soccer player
 * Elizabeth Seal (born 1933), Italian actress
 * Frances Thurber Seal, American Christian Science practitioner and teacher
 * Jaynie Seal (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, 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, a title given to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad
 * Seal script, ancient Chinese calligraphy
 * Security seal, a device used to show whether a locking device has been opened
 * BYD Seal, an electric sedan
 * Select Entry Accelerated Learning, a program used in Victoria, Australia, in some secondary schools