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Definition of access



Overview of noun access

The noun access has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) entree, access, accession, admission, admittance

(the right to enter)

2. (2) access

(the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership))

3. (2) access, approach

(a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge")

4. access, access code

(a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.))

5. access, memory access

((computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information)

6. access

(the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building")


Overview of verb access

The verb access has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. access

(obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer)

2. access, get at

(reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof")