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ACCESS
access
(noun) the act of approaching or entering; “he gained access to the building”
access, approach
(noun) a way of entering or leaving; “he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge”
access, memory access
(noun) (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
access
(noun) the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
entree, access, accession, admission, admittance
(noun) the right to enter
access, access code
(noun) 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.)
access, get at
(verb) 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”
access
(verb) obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
access (countable and uncountable, plural accesses)
(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.
(archaic, countable) An increase by addition; accession
(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion
(uncountable, legal) The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
(uncountable, computing) The process of locating data in memory.
(uncountable, networking) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
Usage notes
• (outburst, paroxysm): sometimes confused with excess.
Etymology 2
• First attested in 1962.
Verb
access (third-person singular simple present accesses, present participle accessing, simple past and past participle accessed)
(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.
(transitive, computing) To have access to (data).
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cess" (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. accès, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]
1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me. Shak.
2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land. "All access was thronged." Milton.
3. Admission to sexual intercourse. During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. Blackstone.
4. Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.] I, from the influence of thy looks, receive Access in every virtue. Milton.
5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease. The first access looked like an apoplexy. Burnet.
6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury. [A Gallicism]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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