Seal, in particular a seal for a sliding door - having a housing , - having a sealing strip which can be lowered from a first position into a second position, - having a mechanism which connects the sealing strip to the housing and enables the displacement of the sealing strip from the first position into the second position and vice versa, - wherein the mechanism for displacing the sealing strip can be actuated from the first position into the second position and has two leaf springs for displacing the sealing strip from the second into the first position if the mechanism is not actuated, - wherein the two leaf springs have in each case a first end and a second end , wherein the first end the first leaf spring is connected to the housing , and wherein the second end of the first leaf spring is connected to the first end of the second leaf spring and the second end of the second leaf spring is arranged in the housing so as be displaceable, - wherein in the region of the second end of the second leaf spring , connecting structures are provided for connecting to a first end of a rod , - wherein in the housing between the leaf springs and an outer side, situated opposite the sealing strip , of the housing is provided a channel in which this rod can be displaceably accommodated, - wherein the channel extends from the second end of the second leaf spring to the first end of the first leaf spring and beyond the first end of the first leaf spring to a first channel end, and - wherein on the first channel end or adjacent to the first channel end is provided a guide in which a first trigger which can be connected to the rod can be displaceably arranged, which is suitable and configured for actuating the mechanism, characterised in that - the first end of the first leaf spring is connected via a holding element securely to the housing and - the second end of the second leaf spring can be connected to a second trigger which is suitable and configured for actuating the mechanism. - having a housing , - having a sealing strip which can be lowered from a first position into a second position, - having a mechanism which connects the sealing strip to the housing and enables the displacement of the sealing strip from the first position into the second position and vice versa, - wherein the mechanism for displacing the sealing strip can be actuated from the first position into the second position and has two leaf springs for displacing the sealing strip from the second into the first position if the mechanism is not actuated, - wherein the two leaf springs have in each case a first end and a second end , wherein the first end the first leaf spring is connected to the housing , and wherein the second end of the first leaf spring is connected to the first end of the second leaf spring and the second end of the second leaf spring is arranged in the housing so as be displaceable, - wherein in the region of the second end of the second leaf spring , connecting structures are provided for connecting to a first end of a rod , - wherein in the housing between the leaf springs and an outer side, situated opposite the sealing strip , of the housing is provided a channel in which this rod can be displaceably accommodated, - wherein the channel extends from the second end of the second leaf spring to the first end of the first leaf spring and beyond the first end of the first leaf spring to a first channel end, and - wherein on the first channel end or adjacent to the first channel end is provided a guide in which a first trigger which can be connected to the rod can be displaceably arranged, which is suitable and configured for actuating the mechanism, - the first end of the first leaf spring is connected via a holding element securely to the housing and - the second end of the second leaf spring can be connected to a second trigger which is suitable and configured for actuating the mechanism. <EOS>