Definitions for access
ˈæk sɛsac·cess

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. entree, access, accession, admission, admittance(noun)

   the right to enter

2. access(noun)

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

3. access, approach(noun)

   a way of entering or leaving

   "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

4. access, access code(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.)

5. access, memory access(noun)

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

6. access(verb)

   the act of approaching or entering

   "he gained access to the building"

7. access(verb)

   obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

8. access, get at(verb)

   reach or gain access to

   "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Access(noun)

   a coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

2. Access(noun)

   the means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

3. Access(noun)

   admission to sexual intercourse

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

4. Access(noun)

   increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

5. Access(noun)

   an onset, attack, or fit of disease

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

6. Access(noun)

   a paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury

   Etymology: [F. accs, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See Accede.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Access

   Access is a fictional character owned by both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He made his first appearance in DC vs. Marvel #1, a special crossover between the two companies. He was created as both a way to explain the events of the story as well as a means to enable future intercompany crossovers.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Access

   ak′ses, or ak-ses′, n. liberty to come to, approach: increase.—n. Accessibil′ity.—adj. Access′ible, that may be approached.—adv. Access′ibly. [See Accede.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. access

   Means of entry on board.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. access

   Right to enter.

   Access to computer systems is inly for vital systems.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020  

2. access

   The right to use.

   They did access their computer easily with their username and password.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

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1. access

   Song lyrics by access -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by access on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'access' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #999

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'access' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1398

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'access' in Nouns Frequency: #449

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'access' in Verbs Frequency: #865

How to pronounce access?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say access in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of access in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of access in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of access in a Sentence

1. Mark Jenkins:

   In one transaction we are able to access the middle market in scale and acquire a best in class origination, execution and asset management platform, with the portfolio, we acquire the exposure we want and with the platform, we acquire the machine to continue to grow that exposure. This is completely complementary to CPPIB's credit investment portfolio.

2. Sarah Larney:

   To me the most important message to take from this study is that we need to think beyond the drug. People using opioids are people first and foremost, and have complex health and social needs, making sure people have access to essential medicines to treat HIV and hepatitis C ; encouraging smoking cessation through access to nicotine replacement therapies ; and ensuring access to nutritious food and safe shelter would all go towards reducing the death toll in this population.

3. Kamala Harris:

   Here's the thing, there are states that keep passing these laws, so, when elected, I'm going to put in place and require that states that have a history of passing legislation that is designed to prevent or limit a woman's access to reproductive health care, those laws have to come before my Department of Justice for a review.

4. United States:

   Following waves of restrictive legislation in the United States, the parallels between women seeking abortion in the United States and Ireland and Northern Ireland are striking, women in Northern Ireland have three options when faced with a pregnancy they do not want or feel they can not continue : travel long distances to access in-clinic abortion care, remain pregnant, or self-source their own abortion outside the formal healthcare setting.

5. Laurie Orlov:

   We need to enable Zoom get-togethers. We need the ability to put voice technology in individual rooms, so people can access Amazon Alexa or Google products, we need more group activities that enable multiple residents to communicate with each other virtually. And we need vendors to bundle connectivity, devices, training and service in packages designed for older adults.

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