access

noun

  1. 1

    the act of approaching or entering

    he gained access to the building

  2. 2

    a way of entering or leaving

    he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    the right to enter

  6. 6

    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.)

verb

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

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

Synonyms

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