FREEZE

n. act of freezing; state of being frozen; extreme cold (Meteorology); frost, great cold; act of ceasing the manufacture of; act of fixing (prices, wages, etc.) at a certain level; (Computer) state when a computer or network stops working suddenly and nothing moves and the only thing to do is to reboot the computer to start it again; (Computers) lock of a developing software distribution or document in order to release it with stability