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.
Full Definition of APPENDAGE. 1. : an adjunct to something larger or more important: appurtenance. 2. : a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached; especially: a limb or analogous part (as a seta).3.[appendant] : a dependent or subordinate person. See appendage defined for English-language learners.. : a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached; especially: a limb or analogous part (as a seta). 3. [appendant] : a dependent or subordinate person. See appendage defined for English-language learners.