morgue

Vocabulary Word

Definition

A 'morgue,' usually located in a hospital or mortuary, is a cold, sterile place where deceased bodies are stored until they are identified, studied for causes of death, or prepared for funerals.

Examples in Different Contexts

In database systems, the term 'morgue' might metaphorically describe where obsolete data entries or deprecated functions are stored. A database administrator might say, 'We've moved all the outdated records to the data morgue.'

Practice Scenarios

Journalism

Scenario:

For this feature, we need to dig a little deeper into the history. Maybe there are some older articles we haven't considered yet.

Response:

I'll head to the morgue and look for any related information from our previous publications.

Legal

Scenario:

Our client deserves a thorough defense. Let's explore every avenue to disprove the charges.

Response:

Yeah, we should visit the morgue to gather all the information we can get to reinforce our defense.