Meaning of 'access'

noun

the act of approaching or entering

Example: "We gained access to the building."

noun

a way of entering or leaving

Example: "They took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge."

Synonyms: approach

noun

(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

Synonyms: memory access

noun

the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

noun

the right to enter

Synonyms: entree

noun

a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

Synonyms: access code

verb

to reach or gain access to

Example: "How does one access the attic in this house?"

Synonyms: get at

verb

to obtain or retrieve from a storage device

Example: "I accessed my files from a remote sever."