access

n. approach; entry; attack of a disease; permission to enter a computer system and/or retrieve data (Computers)

v. gain entrance to; get at, reach

n. database software manufactured by Microsoft (Computers)

Access may refer to:ACCESS (Australia), a not-for-profit International Relations Youth group in Sydney, AustraliaAccess (credit card), now part of MasterCardAccess (comics), a character in DC and Marvel ComicsAccess (The West Wing), an episode of The West WingAccess (economics), Access is a catalytic process that enables interactions, contacts and exchanges among people, businesses and nations.Access (group), a Japanese pop band under Sony Music JapanACCESS high school ministry, a high school ministry in Modesto,CA at Big Valley Grace Community Church.Access in telecommunicationsAccess Co., a software company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Access (law), law governing architectural provisions for persons with disabilitiesAccess Music, a German synthesizer manufacturerAccess programme, a type of preparation course in the United KingdomAccess Television Network, a cable infomercial channel in the United StatesAccess (TV channel), an educational television station in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, CanadaACCESS.bus, a peripheral-interconnect computer bus developed by PhilipsAccess 5, a project sponsored by NASAEASE/ACCESS, a Space Shuttle flight experiment
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Noun
1. the right to enter
(synonym) entree, accession, admittance
(hypernym) right
(hyponym) door
2. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
(hypernym) right
3. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
(synonym) approach
(hypernym) way
(hyponym) entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree
4. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
(synonym) memory access
(hypernym) operation
(hyponym) disk access
(classification) computer science, computing
5. the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
(hypernym) approach, approaching, coming
(hyponym) back door
(derivation) get at
Verb
1. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
(hypernym) recover, retrieve, find, regain
(hyponym) address
(derivation) memory access
(classification) computer science, computing
2. 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"
(synonym) get at
(hypernym) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
(derivation) accession, rise to power

access, approach; entry; permission to enter a computer system and/or retrieve data (Computers)

(n.)
The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land.
  

(n.)
Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]
  

(n.)
An onset, attack, or fit of disease.
  

(n.)
Admission to sexual intercourse.
  

(n.)
A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury.
  

(n.)
A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.