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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cold storage en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Refrigerated storage.
  2. (figuratively, uncountable) A state of postponement; the back burner.
    • All we could do would be to make a few preliminary inquiries as to the possibilities of financial assistance from Government funds and then put the idea into cold storage for the time being. 1947, Hamilton Maurice Howgrave-Graham, Light and Shade at Scotland Yard, page 68:
  3. (uncountable) A place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen.

Relateds

cold chain (refrigeration)

Synonyms

cold wallet

Translations (13)

fr portefeuille de stockage à froid (place where private keys are stored) · cmn 冷錢包 /冷钱包 (place where private keys are stored) · id gudang dingin (refrigerated storage) · fi kylmäsäilytys (refrigerated storage) · fr chambre froide (refrigerated storage) · fi kylmävarasto (place where private keys are stored) · cmn 擱置 /搁置 (state of postponement) · es almacenamiento en frío (refrigerated storage) · es almacenamiento frigorífico (refrigerated storage) · fi kylmävarastointi (refrigerated storage) · cmn 冷藏 (refrigerated storage) · es almacenamiento refrigerado (refrigerated storage) · fi jäissä (state of postponement)