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access meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of access at MeaningMonkey.org. access meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ACCESS noun
Definition of access (noun)
- the right to enter
- synonyms: accession, admission, admittance, entree
- the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- a way of entering or leaving
- "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
- synonyms: approach
- 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.)
- synonyms: access code
- (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
- synonyms: memory access
- the act of approaching or entering
- "he gained access to the building"
ACCESS verb
Definition of access (verb)
- obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
- 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"
- synonyms: get at
Source: Princeton University Wordnet