Access Definition
ăksĕs
accessed, accesses, accessing
noun
accesses
A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of.
A store with easy access.
American Heritage
The act of coming toward or near to; approach.
Webster's New World
The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of.
Has access to the restricted area; has access to classified material.
American Heritage
A way or means of approaching, getting, using, etc.
Webster's New World
Public access.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
accessed, accesses, accessing
To obtain access to, especially by computer.
Used a browser to access a website; accessed her bank account online.
American Heritage
To gain or have access to; esp., to retrieve data from, or add data to, a database.
Branch officials can access the central database.
Webster's New World
To gain or obtain access to.
Wiktionary
(computing) To have access to (data).
I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.
Wiktionary
Origin of Access
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From Middle English, from Middle French acces (“attack, onslaught”) or from its source Latin accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach; accede”), from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English acces a coming to from Old French from Latin accessus past participle of accēdere to arrive ad- ad- cēdere to come ked- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
First attested in the early 14th century.
From Wiktionary
First attested in 1962.
From Wiktionary
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