Meanings
nouncold storage (uncountable)
- uncountableRefrigerated storage.
- figurativelyuncountableA 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 - uncountablebusinessA place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen.
Synonyms: cold wallet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen.
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Chinese Mandarin 冷藏, 擱置 /搁置
- 冷藏 (lěngcáng)refrigerated storage
- 擱置 /搁置state of postponement
- 冷錢包 /冷钱包 (lěngqiánbāo)place where private keys are stored
Finnish kylmävarastointi, kylmäsäilytys
- kylmävarastointirefrigerated storage
- kylmäsäilytysrefrigerated storage
- jäissästate of postponement
- kylmävarastoplace where private keys are stored
French chambre froide, portefeuille de stockage à froid
- chambre froiderefrigerated storage
- portefeuille de stockage à froidplace where private keys are stored
Indonesian gudang dingin
- gudang dinginrefrigerated storage
Spanish almacenamiento en frío, almacenamiento refrigerado
- almacenamiento en fríorefrigerated storage
- almacenamiento refrigeradorefrigerated storage
- almacenamiento frigoríficorefrigerated storage
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cold storage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20storage
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“cold storage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20storage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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