Dictionary definition · access
noun
- the right to enter
- the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- a way of entering or leaving"he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
- 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.)
- (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
- the act of approaching or entering"he gained access to the building"
verb
- obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
- reach or gain access to"How does one access the attic in this house?"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).