n.

1. A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of: a store with easy access.
2. The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of: has access to the restricted area; has access to classified material.
3. Public access.
4. An increase by addition.
5. An outburst or onset: an access of rage.

tr.v., -cessed, -cess·ing, -cess·es.

To obtain access to, especially by computer: used a browser to access a website; accessed her bank account online.

[Middle English acces, a coming to, from Old French, from Latin accessus, past participle of accēdere, to arrive : ad-, ad- + cēdere, to come.]

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(1) To store data on and retrieve data from a disk or other peripheral device. See access arm, access method and Microsoft Access.

(2) The entrance to the Internet or other online service or network.

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1.in television programming, time segment in Eastern and Pacific time zones from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., just prior to prime time Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, prime time is extended one hour to include access time. (Access time in the Central and Mountain time zones is one hour earlier.) See also daypart.

2.in computer programming, time taken by the system to retrieve information from the storage unit.

1. Right to use banking services. Specifically, it means the right to make deposits to or withdrawals from a bank account, verify an account balance, use a safe deposit box, or make electronic transfers using a bank card or other Access Device.

2. Bank card organization in Great Britain formed in 1972, a member of Mastercard International and Eurocard.

noun

1. The right to enter or make use of: admission, admittance, entrance, entrée, entry, ingress. See enter/exit.
2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: blowup, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst. See explosion/collapse.
3. A sudden and often acute manifestation of a disease: attack, fit, seizure. Informal spell. See health/sickness.

n

Definition: admission, means of entry, approach
Antonyms: egress, outlet

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A means of approach, e.g., a road, street, or walk.

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
A Comprehensive Center For Exceptional Student Services	Community->Educational
Abilene Child Centered Educational Support Services	Community->Educational
Accessible Community Care Emergency Support Service	Community
Achieving Continuing Career Education For Success And Satisfaction	Community->Educational
Acta Citc Canadian Educational Standards System	Community->Educational
Adult Commuter Center Evening Student Services	Community->Educational
Advanced Communications For Cumbria And Enabling Sustainable Services	Business
Aids Counseling Community Education And Support Services	Community->Educational
All Campus Computing Environment Support System	Computing->General
American Computerized Commodity Exchange System And Services	Business->Stock Exchange
American Council for Collaboration in English Studies and Society	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
American-Canadian Connection for Efficient Securities Settlement	Business->General
Animals For Community Care And Emotional Support Society	Community->Educational
Applied Certification Courses For Education Of Special Students	Community->Educational
Arab Community Center For Economic And Social Services	Community
Association Of Christian Continuing Education Of Schools And Seminaries	Community->Non-Profit Organizations
Austin Collaborative Of Cultural And Educational Sites And Schools	Community->Educational

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IN BRIEF: Ability to use or approach.

Jerry had good access to health care.

Tutor's tip: If you have "access," you are able to gain entry. If you have "excess," you have too much of something.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - adgang, indgang
v. tr. - få adgang til, gå ind i, gå ind via

idioms:

• access code    adgangskode
• access key    adgangstegn
• access time    accesstid
• gain access    opnår adgang, få adgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
toegang, aanval (van woede etc.), toegang hebben/krijgen tot, gemaakt voor/door minderheden (tv)

Français (French)
n. - accès, entrée, abord, (Jur) droit de passage, droit d'accès, ouverture, (Jur) droit de visite, (Comput) temps d'accès
v. tr. - (Comput) accéder à

idioms:

• access code    code d'accès
• access road    route d'accès
• access television    télévision d'accès
• access time    période d'accès
• gain access    s'introduire, avoir accès à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zugang, Zutritt, Eintritt, Zugänglichkeit
v. - (Comp.) zugreifen, Zugang zu Daten erlangen

idioms:

• access code    Zugangskode
• access road    Zugangsweg
• access television    zugängliche Fernsehsendungen
• access time    Zugriffszeit, Ablesezeit
• gain access    sich Zugang verschaffen, sich Zutritt verschaffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσπέλαση, πρόσβαση, είσοδος, δικαίωμα εισόδου ή χρήσης, ελευθεροκοινωνία, (Η/Υ) πρόσβαση, προσπέλαση
v. - αποκτώ πρόσβαση σε, ανευρίσκω (π.χ. πληροφορίες σε Η/Υ)

idioms:

• access code    (Η/Υ) κωδικός προσπέλασης
• access key    (Η/Υ) κωδικός προσπέλασης
• access time    (Η/Υ) χρόνος προσπέλασης
• gain access    αποκτώ πρόσβαση σε, καταφέρνω να μπω

Italiano (Italian)
accesso, entrata, ingresso, rampa d'accesso, viale d'accesso

idioms:

• access time    tempo d'accesso
• gain access    ottenere accesso a, riuscire ad entrare in, introdursi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acesso (m), direito (m) de aproximação
v. - ter acesso

idioms:

• access time    tempo (m) de acesso
• gain access    ganhar acesso

Русский (Russian)
доступ, вход, подход, подъезд к какому-либо месту

idioms:

• access time    время нужное для получения информации из компьютера
• gain access    получить доступ

Español (Spanish)
n. - acceso, entrada, camino
v. tr. - entrar, acceder

idioms:

• access code    código de acceso
• access road    acceso, entrada
• access television    acceso televisivo
• access time    tiempo de acceso
• gain access    entrar, acceder

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillträde, tillgång
v. - göra åtkomlig, lagra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
接近, 使用, 进入的权利, 接近的机会, 门路, 通道, 入口, 取出

idioms:

• access code    密码, 代码
• access key    密码, 代码, 入口钥匙
• access time    存取时间
• gain access    可以获得, 可以进去, 可用的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 接近, 使用, 進入的權利, 接近的機會, 門路, 通道, 入口
v. tr. - 取出, 接近, 使用

idioms:

• access code    密碼, 代碼
• access key    密碼, 代碼, 入口鑰匙
• access time    存取時間
• gain access    可以獲得, 可以進去, 可用的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 접근, 접근하는 방법, 입구, 발작
v. tr. - 기억장치에 입력하거나 출력하다, ~에 접근하다, ~의 이용권을 얻다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 接近, 進入路, 激発, 発作, 増加, 近づく方法
v. - 呼び出す, 近づく

idioms:

• access time    呼出し時間, 自主番組放送時間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوبه, مرض, إذن بالدخول, مدخل (فعل) حصول على معلومات مخزنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גישה, כניסה, התפרצות, התקף‬
v. tr. - ‮השיג גישה ל(קובץ, נתונים וכו')‬

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