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access

  • noun
  • ac·cess
  • ăkʹsĕs'

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

Example

“The door provides access to the premises.”

Other meanings

  1. The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

    “They gained access to the basement from the stairs.”

  2. The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

    “Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.”

Synonyms

  • admission

Example sentences

  • “How do I access the dark web?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “You can't access an instance variable from a static method.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "accessus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “access” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.