Lexic.us

Definition of Access

1. Noun. The right to enter.

2. Verb. Obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer.

3. Noun. The right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership).

4. Verb. Reach or gain access to. "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

5. Noun. A way of entering or leaving. "He took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

6. 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.).

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

8. Noun. The act of approaching or entering. "He gained access to the building"

Definition of Access

1. n. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

Definition of Access

1. Noun. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage. ¹

2. Noun. The act of approaching or entering; an advance. ¹

3. Noun. The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility. ¹

4. Noun. The quality of being easy to approach or enter. ¹

5. Noun. Admission to sexual intercourse. ¹

6. Noun. An increase by addition; accession; as, an '''access''' of territory. ¹

7. Noun. (context: countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit. ¹

8. Noun. An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion; as, an '''access''' of fury. ¹

9. Noun. (context: uncountable legal) The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child. ¹

10. Noun. (uncountable computing) The process of locating data in memory. ¹

11. Noun. (uncountable Internet) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet. ¹

12. Verb. (context: transitive) To gain or obtain access to. ¹

13. Verb. (context: transitive computing) To have access to (data). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Access

1. to get at [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Access

1. 1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. "I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me." (Shak) 2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land. "All access was thronged." 3. Admission to sexual intercourse. "During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown." (Blackstone) 4. Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used] "I, from the influence of thy looks, receive Access in every virtue." (Milton) 5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease. "The first access looked like an apoplexy." (Burnet) 6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury. Origin: F. Acces, L. Accessus, fr. Accedere. See Accede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Access

acceptingly acceptingness acceptingnesses acception acceptions acceptive acceptor acceptor RNA acceptor control acceptor site

acceptor splicing site acceptors acceptour accepts acces pernicieux access code access codes access control access control list access control lists

access controls access course access courses access modifier access modifiers access point access points access road

Literary usage of Access

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Energy Policies of Iea Countries by International Energy Agency (2002)
"Germany's choice to adopt negotiated TPA for network access is a rare choice indeed, ... Table 11 Electricity Network access in IEA Countries Regulated ..."

2. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews by OECD Staff, OECD., Oecd (2005)
"4.2 access to information Legal framework The right of access to environmental ... The law of 17 July 1978 establishing the principle of free access to ..."

3. Adult Literacy And New Technologies: Tools For A Lifetime by Office of Technology Assessment (1994)
"To analyze the access barriers to future technology, it is useful to look at current patterns of access to the backbones of future learning technologies: ..."

4. Oecd Economic Surveys (2005)
"Encouraging access to higher education Enrolment in higher education is currently about one-third of the 18-24 year-old population. ..."

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