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access Definition

ac·cess (ak′ses′)

noun

  1. the act of coming toward or near to; approach
  2. a way or means of approaching, getting, using, etc.
  3. the right to enter, approach, or use; admittance
  4. increase or growth
  5. an outburst; paroxysm an access of anger

Etymology: ME & OFr acces < L accessus, pp. of accedere, accede

transitive verb

to gain or have access to; esp., to retrieve data from, or add data to, a database branch officials can access the central database

access Synonyms

access

n.

  1. Admission

    admittance, entree, introduction; see entrance 1.

  2. A means of admission

    path, passage, way; see entrance 2.

access* Synonyms

access*

v.

gain access to, get at, reach, locate see enter 1, locate 1, obtain 1.

access Law Definition

n

The ability, opportunity, permission, or right to approach, communicate, enter, pass to and from, or view without interference or obstruction. See also easement and visitation rights.
access Usage Examples

Object

  • Internet: However I have been unable to access the Basic Setup Screen to configure the Gateway to access the internet.

Converse of object

  • gain: Time taken to gain access in extreme cases can run into hours.
  • allow: The schedule of delivery allows access to all modules through a range of pathways over any three-year period.
  • provide: The top of the wall has a row of large stones to provide access to tend the bed.
  • improve: Improving access to services is a specific action point of the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
  • have: In the sky box, you have access to the bars inside the ground.
  • restrict: In the case of SMR data there are good reasons to restrict access to them.

Preposition: on

  • December: Quot accessed on december due to their heavy exercise on.

Adjective modifier

  • easy: Drag the icon to the desktop for easy access.
  • direct: This in part is due to the lack of direct access from ward PCs to the hospital pharmacy.
  • unauthorized: We take appropriate measures to safeguard databases against unauthorized access.
  • disabled: Back to top Disabled Access British Airways London Eye has full disabled access.
  • instant: That allows the Belgian giant instant access to the Russian beer market by buying into the only available holding.
  • remote: We try to deal will all support issues remotely by telephone, email or remote access.

Modifies a noun

  • point: An access point provides a cell within which users will be able to connect to the network.

Noun used with modifier

  • wheelchair: Both the workshop & showroom now have wheelchair access.
  • Internet: Indeed, 4.5 million homes now have digital TV, compared with 6 million having internet access vial their home PC.
  • broadband: The nursery also uses interactive whiteboard technology and has broadband access to the internet.
  • wireless: No longer confined to working in the bedroom, wireless access to the internet has been made available in our hotels.
  • full-text: Forensic analysis: weighing bullet lead evidence Provides free full-text access to this National Academy Press book, which was published in 2004.
access Quotes

Oh, the holiness of always being the injured party. The historically oppressed can find not only sanctity but safety in the state of victimization.When access to a better life has been denied often enough, and successfully enough, one can use the rejection as an excuse to cease all efforts.

—Angelou, Maya originally MayaJohnson

For eight years I was sleeping with the President, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!

—Reagan, Nancy