unseekable
Impossible to find
Unseekable describes media content that cannot be navigated to arbitrary points—you must watch or listen from the beginning without skipping ahead.
The term comes from computing, where seeking means jumping to a specific position in a file or stream: The live broadcast is unseekable until it's archived.
Some streaming formats or copy-protected content are deliberately unseekable.
Cannot be accessed
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
barred · blocked · forbidden · off-limits · restricted · guarded · fortified · impassable
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- crypticObscure in meaning
arcane · esoteric · impenetrable · unexplainable · ineffable · incomprehensible · uncharted · unmapped
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- secretConcealed information
- personalRelating to one's self
- intimateClosely personal or private
privileged · proprietary · nonpublic · off-the-record · discreet · unpublished · protected · sensitive
Passing very quickly
- intangibleNot physically present
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
mercurial · evasive · slippery · ungraspable · phantom · ghostly · shadowy · will-o-wisp
Made invisible deliberately
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- shroudedCovered and hidden
- cloakedConcealed or covered
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
camouflaged · masked · buried · secreted · tucked away · stashed · enshrouded · covered
Not organized for retrieval
- untaggedLacking an identifier
- unlistedNot in any registry
- unfindableCannot be located
- ungoogleableCannot be searched online
unlogged · uncatalogued · unrecorded · undocumented · unmarked · untrackable · offline · delisted
unreachable
Cannot be accessed
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
sealed · barred · blocked · forbidden · off-limits · restricted · guarded · fortified · impassable · remote
unfathomable
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
cryptic · arcane · esoteric · impenetrable · unexplainable · ineffable · incomprehensible · uncharted · unmapped · unexplored
confidential
Meant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- secretConcealed information
- personalRelating to one's self
intimate · privileged · proprietary · nonpublic · off-the-record · discreet · unpublished · protected · sensitive · exclusive
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- intangibleNot physically present
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
transient · mercurial · evasive · slippery · ungraspable · phantom · ghostly · shadowy · will-o-wisp · quicksilver
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
obscured · camouflaged · masked · buried · secreted · tucked away · stashed · enshrouded · covered · submerged
unindexed
Not organized for retrieval
- untaggedLacking an identifier
- unlistedNot in any registry
- unfindableCannot be located
ungoogleable · unlogged · uncatalogued · unrecorded · undocumented · unmarked · untrackable · offline · delisted · unarchived
unseekableseekable
Allows position jumping
navigable · scrubbable · random-access · indexable · browsable
unseekableseekable
Allows position jumping
findable · discoverable · locatable · searchable · traceable
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