In two films about the Titanic, Murdoch was portrayed shooting passengers and himself during the sinking; this was based on a number of eyewitness testimonies of a shooting/suicide by an officer during the launching of the last lifeboat. It is possible that Murdoch was the officer.
In general, to append is to join or add on to the end of something. For example, an appendix is a section appended (added to the end) of a document. In computer programming, append is the name of a procedure for concatenating (linked) lists or arrays in some high-level programming languages.
Use the noun appendage to describe something thatâs attached to something larger. Your arm is an appendage to your body. Appendage often describes body parts, either on humans or animals. If itâs something that sticks out â like a finger, tail, or leg â chances are it can be called an appendage. The word can also be used figuratively to refer to something thatâs associated with something larger or more important, like a husband whoâs a mere appendage to his famous wife. In this sense, the word takes on a negative connotation: the appendage is not important.