cold storage

English

Noun

cold storage (uncountable)

1. Refrigerated storage.
2. (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.

3. (cryptocurrencies) A place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen.

Synonyms

• (cryptocurrency): cold wallet

Related terms

• (refrigeration): cold chain

Translations

refrigerated storage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冷藏 (zh) (lěngcáng)

• Finnish: kylmävarastointi, kylmäsäilytys
• French: chambre froide (fr) f

state of postponement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擱置／搁置 (zh) (gēzhì)

• Finnish: jäissä ("in cold storage")
• French: please add this translation if you can

place where private keys are stored

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冷錢包／冷钱包 (lěngqiánbāo)

• Finnish: kylmävarasto
• French: portefeuille de stockage à froid m