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COLD
(Computer Output to LaserDisc) Archiving large volumes of transactions on a LaserDisc (LD). In this earlier technology, data were stored on LaserDiscs, which were superseded by other forms of optical media, including WORM, magneto-optic and DVD-Rs. See ERM and computer output microfilm.
cold
1. (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; giving no sensation of warmth
2. Metallurgy denoting or relating to a process in which work-hardening occurs as a result of the plastic deformation of a metal at too low a temperature for annealing to take place
3. (of a process) not involving heat, in contrast with traditional methods
4. an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory passages characterized by discharge of watery mucus from the nose, sneezing, etc.
cold [kōld]
(electricity)
Pertaining to electrical circuits that are disconnected from voltage supplies and at ground potential; opposed to hot, pertaining to carrying an electrical charge.
1.(language)COLD - A sugared version of COLD-K.
2.(storage)COLD - Computer Output to Laser Disk - see Enterprise Report Management.
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But planners at Kirklees have poured cold water on the idea saying the application was submitted with insufficient information - despite the application being completed with the help of a council planning officer.
Council turns down its own plans for school; Not enough information ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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