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ac·cess  (kss)
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. ac·cessed, ac·cess·ing, ac·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 accdere, to arrive : ad-, ad- + cdere, to come; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

access
Noun
1. a means of approaching or entering a place
2. the condition of allowing entry, for example entry to a building by wheelchairs or prams
3. the right or opportunity to use something or enter a place: the bourgeoisie gained access to political power
4. the opportunity or right to see or approach someone: my ex-wife sabotages my access to the children
Verb
to obtain information from a computer [Latin accedere to accede]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accessaccess - the right to enter                  
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
door - anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
2.access - the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
3.accessaccess - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral"
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
4.access - 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.)
code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
backdoor, back door - an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
5.accessaccess - (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
disk access - memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
operation - (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
6.accessaccess - the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building"
coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
back door, backdoor - a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door"
Verb1.accessaccess - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
recover, regain, retrieve, find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
address - access or locate by address
log in, log on, log-in - enter a computer; "Have you logged in lately?"
2.accessaccess - 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"
arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

access
Translations
access [ˈæksɛs] nacceso
vt (COMPUT) → acceder a;
the burglars gained access through a window → los ladrones lograron entrar por una ventana;
to have access to → tener acceso a

access [ˈæksɛs] naccès m
vt (Comput) → accéder à;
to have access to (information, library etc) → avoir accès à, pouvoir utiliser or consulter;
(person) → avoir accès auprès de;
the burglars gained access through a window → les cambrioleurs sont entrés par une fenêtre

access [ˈæksɛs] nZugang m
vt (Comput) → zugreifen auf +dat;
the burglars gained access through a window → die Einbrecher gelangten durch ein Fenster hinein

access [ˈæksɛs] naccesso
vt (COMPUT) → accedere a;
to have access to → avere accesso a;
the burglars gained access through a window → i ladri sono riusciti a penetrare da or attraverso una finestra

access
n access [ˈӕkses]
1 way or right of approach or entry We gained access to the house through a window. toegang دُخُول، مَنْفَذ، وَسِيلَةُ وُصُول достъп přístup adgang der Zugang πρόσβαση acceso, entrada (juurde-)/(ligi)pääs دسترسی pääsy accès גִישָׁה रास्ता pristup bemenet cara masuk, jalan masuk aðgangur accesso 接近 접근, 출입 būdas/teisė įeiti/pasiekti/patekti pieeja, piekļūšana jalan masuk toegang adgang, tilgang dostęp, dojście acesso acces доступ prístup, príjazd dostop prilaz tillträde, ingång ทางเข้า giriş 通路 прохід, підхід رسائی đường vào
2 way or right to meet (someone) or use (something) Senior students have access to the library at weekends. toegang وَسِيلَة أو حَق دُخُول достъп přístup adgang der Zutritt δικαίωμα εισόδου acceso (juurde)pääs (اجازه (ورود یا استفاده pääsy accès גִישָׁה ל-, הֶיתֵר, זְכוּת पहुंच pristup hozzáférhetőség boleh menggunakan aðgangsheimild accesso 利用の権利 이용[] (자격·기회) būdas/teisė įeiti/naudotis pieejamība hak masuk toegang adgang, tilgang dostęp acesso acces доступ prístup dostop pristup tillträde, tillgång สิทธิ์ในการเข้าพบ; สิทธิ์ในการใช้ kullanma hakkı (使用...的)權力, 方法 доступ پہنچ sự tiếp cận 使用...
n access code
a combination of characters that is used to obtain permission to enter a computer or a communication network. toegangskode عَلَامَة رَمْزِيَّة للدُّخُول код за достъп přístupový kód adgangskode; tilgangskode Passwort κωδικός πρόσβασης Η/Υ código de acceso turvakood کد ورودی code d'accès סִסְמַת כְּנִיסָה @@@סִיסְמַת כְּנִיסָה$$$ ऐक्सेस कोड pristupna zaporka elérési kód kode akses codice di accesso アクセスコード(ユーザー)ID、パスワードなど 접속 코드 kreipties kodas pieejas kods kod masuk toegang aksesskode, tilgangskode kod dostępu код доступа prístupový kód (počítača) pristopna koda pristupni kod lösenord, kod รหัสเข้าใช้ erişim kodu 密碼,選[存]取碼 код доступа رسائی کا کوڈ (رمز) mã truy cập
adj acˈcessible
(of a person or place) able to be reached or approached easily His house is not accessible by car. toeganklik مُمْكِن الوُصُول إلَيْه достъпен dostupný, dosažitelný tilgængelig zugänglich προσιτός accesible ligipääsetav قابل دسترسی helposti lähestyttävä accessible נָגִיש अभिगम्य dostupan elérhető mudah dihubungi aðgengilegur raggiungibile 近づける 걍∮謀?수 있는 pasiekiamas, prieinamas pieejams, sasniedzams mudah didatangi toegankelijk tilgjengelig dostępny acessível accesibil доступный dostupný, dosiahnuteľný dostopen dostupan tillgänglig, åtkomlig ที่สามารถเข้าได้ ulaşılabilir, gidilebilir 可接近的 доступний; досяжний قابل رسائی có thể tới được 接近
n acˌcessiˈbility
toeganklikheid إمْكَانِيَة الوُصُول إلى достъпност přístupnost, dostupnost tilgængelighed die Erreichbarkeit προσιτότητα, ευκολία πρόσβασης accesibilidad ligipääsetavus در دسترس بودن؛ فهم پذیری helppopääsyisyys accessibilité נְגִישוּת पहुंच dostupnost megközelíthetőség kemudahan dihubungi aðgengileiki accessibilità 近づきやすさ 출입할 수 있음 prieinamumas pieejamība mudah dihubungi toegankelijkheid tilgjengelighet dostępność acessibilidade accesibilitate доступность prístupnosť dostopnost dostupnost tillgänglighet, åtkomlighet ความสามารถในการเข้าใช้ ulaşılabilirlik 可接近性 доступність دست رس tính có thể tới được 接近


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