refrigeration
AmericanEtymology
Origin of refrigeration
1425–75; late Middle English refrigeracion < Latin refrīgerātiōn- (stem of refrīgerātiō ). See refrigerate, -ion
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The hackers—whose identities and motives remain unknown—found a way to take control of internet-based computers that supermarket chains and refrigeration firms use to oversee the systems, cybersecurity researchers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
If a supermarket chain or its refrigeration contractor didn’t change the password, that would create a gaping security hole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
She successfully lobbied to have some duties that directly affected the state removed, including on road salt, refrigeration equipment and seaweed, but in the end lost to Democrat Troy Jackson.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
There was disruption to refrigeration systems at the Rewe Büsken supermarket in western Germany after a cyber-attack on system provider Danfoss, the company told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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