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    ac·cess
    [ˈakˌses]
    noun
    access (noun) · accesses (plural noun)
    1. a means of approaching or entering a place:
      "the staircase gives access to the top floor" · "wheelchair access" · "the bypass will greatly improve road access" · "the building has a side access"
      • the right or opportunity to use or benefit from something:
        "do you have access to a computer?" · "awards to help people gain access to training"
      • the right or opportunity to approach or see someone:
        "we were denied access to our grandson"
      • the action or process of obtaining or retrieving information stored in a computer's memory:
        "this prevents unauthorized access or inadvertent deletion of the file"
      • denoting noncommercial broadcasting produced by local independent groups, rather than by professionals:
        "public-access television"
    2. literary
      an attack or outburst of an emotion:
      "I was suddenly overcome with an access of rage"
    verb
    access (verb) · accesses (third person present) · accessed (past tense) · accessed (past participle) · accessing (present participle)
    1. approach or enter (a place):
      "single rooms have private baths accessed via the balcony"
    2. obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file):
      "information can be accessed from several files and displayed at the same time"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘sudden attack of illness’): from Latin accessus, from the verb accedere ‘to approach’ (see accede). access is first recorded in the early 17th century.
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    noun
    1. a means of approaching or entering a place:
      entrance
      entry
      ingress
      approach
      way in
      means of entry
      means of approach
    2. an attack or outburst of an emotion:
      fit
      attack
      bout
      outpouring
      eruption
      explosion
      outburst
      burst
      outbreak
      flare-up
      blowup
      blaze
      spasm
      paroxysm
      seizure
      rush
      gale
      flood
      storm
      hurricane
      torrent
      surge
      upsurge
      spurt
      effusion
      outflow
      outflowing
      splurt
      ebullition
      boutade
      welling up
    verb
    1. obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file):
      retrieve
      gain
      acquire
      obtain
      read
      examine
      gain access to
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