a place in which bodies are kept, esp. the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.

a reference file of old clippings, mats, books, etc., in a newspaper office.

the room containing such a reference file.

any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.

such records, information, or objects.

noun

charnel house , crematory , funeral home , funeral parlor