access
noun
- 1
the act of approaching or entering
he gained access to the building
- 2
a way of entering or leaving
he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
- 3
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
- 4
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- 5
the right to enter
- 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
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
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
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