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COLD(Computer Output to LaserDisc) Archiving large volumes of transactions on optical media. Instead of printing large paper reports or producing microfilm or microfiche, data are stored on optical discs. The advantage of COLD over COM (Computer Output Microfilm) for high-volume, archival storage is that optical discs can be directly accessed just like a hard disk. 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.
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| While I don't take pleasure in pouring cold water on everyone's expectations, I have to remind them the last time we had a strong demand push was in the fall of 2003 to early 2004 when China had the short fall in production. Christopher Romanek, a University of Georgia researcher who was among authors of the paper that stirred excitement last summer by suggesting a Martian meteorite could contain evidence of life, said subsequent papers by others, pouring cold water on the notion, have not killed the idea. |
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