Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/56
Preferred label
closure flap
Alternative label(s)
action flap; closure flaps; closure flap formations; compound flap; distributed flap; mechanism; multi-layered flap; primary closure flap; receiving flap; receiving panel
Scope note
A multilayered panel that folds onto, or tucks into, a
closure panel to secure a letterpacket.
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
locking mechanism (techniques)
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/319
Related concept
closure panel
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/57
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute. Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Locking Mechanisms, Security, and Authentication, p. 254–260
Source
Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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