Cold storage
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Refrigerated storage. uncountable
- 2 refrigerated storage for preservation wordnet
- 3 A state of postponement; the back burner. figuratively, uncountable
"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."
- 4 in a state of abeyance or postponement wordnet
- 5 A place where private keys are stored away from the Internet to prevent them from being stolen. uncountable
Example
More examples"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."