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🛍️ Can be closed 📁 Can be made secret
sealable

sealable

4.4
Able to be officially closed to the public, for example by a court
  • adjective
  • /ˈsiːləbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : sellable
  • This form must be placed in a sealable container to maintain its confidentiality before submission.

Examples

  • The lawyer prepared a sealable document to protect her client's sensitive information.

  • A sealable envelope was attached to each survey instrument to ensure confidentiality of individual responses.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Please use a sealable bag to keep the evidence safe during the investigation.

Surface Forms

sealable positive

Morphology

sealable = seal (transparent) = seal + able

Derived from the verb 'seal' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being sealed' (including legally or officially).

Etymology

Sealable comes from the verb seal (to 'close' or 'make private') and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So a sealable document is one you 'can officially close' so it is not for the public.