access

Pluralaccesses (some meanings)

Formsaccesses, accessing, accessed

1. 1
   allowed innoununcountable

   The right or chance to enter a place or to use something.

   Like having a key that opens a locked door.

   Students need a card to get access to the library.

   Only staff have access to the locked storage rooms.

   UsageSay have access to or get access to something.

   Similaradmission, entry, admittance

2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To reach or get into something so that you can use it.

   You can access your account from any phone or computer.

   You can only access the island by boat.

   UsageSay access your account, with no to after the verb.

   Similarenter, reach, use

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3. 3
   read dataverbtransitive

   To reach and use data stored on a computer.

   The app can access your saved photos instantly.

   She accessed the spreadsheet from her laptop.

   Similarretrieve, read, query, consult

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4. 4
   way innoununcountable

   A way to get into a place, such as a door, road, or path.

   Like a door or path that lets you get inside.

   The only access to the cabin is a narrow dirt road.

   The main access to the park is closed for repairs.

   UsageUsually access to a place, like the access to the roof.

   Similarentrance, entry, passage, approach, route

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   A connection that lets you use a computer program or go online.

   Like a road that links your computer to everything online.

   Many homes lost internet access during the storm.

   The café offers free internet access to all its customers.

   UsageOften after another word: internet access, Wi-Fi access.

   Similarconnection, connectivity

6. 6
   noununcountable

   How easy it is to get into or reach a place.

   The hotel is praised for its easy access from the highway.

   Good access made the new park popular with families.

   UsageOften easy access: the hotel has easy access from the highway.

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7. 7
   nouncountable

   An act of reading or writing data in a computer's memory or storage.

   Like looking up a word in a dictionary to find its page.

   Each access to the memory takes only a few nanoseconds.

   The faster chip allows quicker accesses to stored data.

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