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  1. 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"
      Similar:
      entrance
      entry
      ingress
      approach
      way in
      means of entry
      means of approach
      • 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"
        Similar:
        (the) use of
        the opportunity to use
        permission to use
      • the right or opportunity to approach or see someone:
        "we were denied access to our grandson"
        Similar:
        admission
        admittance
        entry
        entrée
        ingress
        right of entry
        permission to enter
      • 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"
    2. literary
      an attack or outburst of an emotion:
      "I was suddenly overcome with an access of rage"
      Similar:
      fit
      attack
      bout
      outpouring
      eruption
      explosion
      outburst
      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"
        • obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file):
          "information can be accessed from several files and displayed at the same time"
          Similar:
          retrieve
          gain
          acquire
          obtain
          read
          examine
          gain access to
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          Pronunciation
          noun
          ˈakˌses
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          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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