Igama elithi "break seal" ngokuvamile libhekisela esenzweni sokuvula isiqukathi esivaliwe noma iphakheji ngokwephula noma ukususa uphawu olubekwe kuso. Uphawu luvame ukusetshenziselwa ukukhombisa ukuthi isiqukathi noma iphakethe aliphazanyiswanga kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi elikuqukethe kuvikelekile kuze kube lifika kumamukeli elihlosiwe. Ukugqashula isivalo kungase kudingeke ukuze ufinyelele okuqukethwe yisitsha noma iphakheji, kodwa kungase futhi kwenziwe ngamabomu noma ngokungenhloso, okungase kubonise ukuthi isiqukathi noma iphasela livuliwe noma liphangiwe.