cold storage
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- Refrigerated storage.
- (figurative) A state of postponement; the back burner.
- 1947, Hamilton Maurice Howgrave-Graham, Light and Shade at Scotland Yard, page 68:
- 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.
- (cryptocurrencies) A place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen.
Synonyms[edit]
- (cryptocurrency): cold wallet
Related terms[edit]
- (refrigeration): cold chain
Translations[edit]
refrigerated storage
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state of postponement
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place where private keys are stored
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