access
v.
gain entrance to; get at, reach
access
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
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe
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