access

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You would need special permission to access this property.

noun

Access is defined as the way to enter or exit a place.
An example of access is a road that connects a house to a highway.
The definition of access is the right to use, communicate, or approach something or someone.
An example of access is permission to enter a secure area.

verb

Access means to approach, use, or enter something.
An example of access would be viewing your bank account from your computer.

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access

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

Origin of access

Middle English and Old French acces from Classical Latin accessus, past participle of accedere, accede

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

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access

noun

A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of: a store with easy access.
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.
Public access.
An increase by addition.
An outburst or onset: an access of rage.

transitive verb

ac·cessed, ac·cess·ing, ac·cess·es

To obtain access to, especially by computer: used a browser to access a website; accessed her bank account online.

Origin of access

Middle English acces a coming to from Old French from Latin accessus past participle of accēdere to arrive ad- ad- cēdere to come ; see ked- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural accesses)

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.
(countable) An increase by addition; accession; as, an access of territory.
(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion; as, an access of fury.
(uncountable, law) The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child.
(uncountable, computing) The process of locating data in memory.
(uncountable, Internet) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

Origin

First attested in the early 14th century.
(entrance): First attested about 1380.
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”).

Verb

(third-person singular simple present accesses, present participle accessing, simple past and past participle accessed)

To gain or obtain access to.
(computing) To have access to (data).
I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.

Origin

First attested in 1962.

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access - Computer Definition

(1) To store data on and retrieve data from a disk or other peripheral device. See access arm, access method and Microsoft Access.

(2) The entrance to the Internet or other online service or network.

(3) In computer security, the opportunity for use of a resource. See logical access and physical access.

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access - Legal 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.