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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.

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[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.]

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access [ˈæksɛs]

n

1. the act of approaching or entering

2. the condition of allowing entry, esp (of a building or room) allowing entry by wheelchairs, prams, etc.

3. the right or privilege to approach, reach, enter, or make use of something

4. a way or means of approach or entry

5. the opportunity or right to see or approach someone she fights for divorce and free access to her children

6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) (modifier) designating programmes made by the general public as distinguished from those made by professional broadcasters access television

7. a sudden outburst or attack, as of rage or disease

vb

1. to gain access to; make accessible or available

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) Computing

a.  to obtain or retrieve (information) from a storage device

b.  to place (information) in a storage device See also direct access, sequential access

[from Old French or from Latin accessus an approach, from accēdere to accede]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	access - the right to enter                   admittance, entree, admission, accession 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.	access - a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" approach 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.) access code 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.	access - (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information memory access 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.	access - 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"
Verb	1.	access - 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.	access - 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" get at 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"

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access

noun

1. admission, entry, passage, entrée, admittance, ingress The facilities have been adapted to give access to wheelchair users.

2. entrance, road, door, approach, entry, path, gate, opening, way in, passage, avenue, doorway, gateway, portal, passageway a courtyard with a side access to the rear gardens

verb

acquire, get, gather, obtain, net, retrieve, attain, procure You've illegally accessed confidential security files.

Translations

access [ˈækses]

A. N

1. (= entry etc) → acceso m
a road was built to improve access to the property → se construyó una carretera para facilitar el acceso a la propiedad
of easy access → de fácil acceso
to gain access (to) (lit) → lograr entrar(en)
to gain access to sb → conseguir libre acceso a algn
to give access to a room → comunicar con or dar acceso a una habitación
this gives access to the garden → por aquí se sale al jardín
to have access to sb → tener libre acceso a algn
the house has access onto the park → la casa tiene salida al parque
he had access to the family papers → tuvo acceso a los papeles de la familia, se le facilitaron los papeles de la familia
to obtain legal access to a property → conseguir una autorización legal para entrar en una propiedad

2. (Jur) (in divorce) → derecho m de visita

3. (Comput) → acceso m

4. (= sudden outburst) → acceso m, arrebato m
he had a sudden access of generosity → tuvo un repentino acceso or arrebato de generosidad
in an access of rage → en un arrebato or acceso de cólera

B. VT (Comput) [+ file] → conseguir acceso a

C. CPD access code N → código m de acceso
access course N (Brit) → curso m de acceso
access road N → vía f de acceso
access time N (Comput) → tiempo m de acceso

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access [ˈæksɛs]

n

(gen) → accès m
to have access to sth [+ library, phone] → avoir accès à qch; [+ information] → avoir accès à qch
He has access to confidential information → Il a accès à des renseignements confidentiels.
to have access to sb [+ person, lawyer] → avoir ses entrées chez qn
to give sb access to sth [+ data, records, facilities, cash] → permettre à qn d'accéder à qch
to gain access (to building) → pouvoir entrer
The burglars gained access through a window → Les cambrioleurs ont pu entrer par une fenêtre.
to give access to sth [+ place, room] → donner accès à qch
The door gives access to a living room → Cette porte donne accès à la salle à manger.

[parent] (to visit a child) → droit m de visite
to have access [parent] → avoir le droit de visite
Her ex-husband has access to the children → Son ex-mari a le droit de visite.

vt [+ information, files] → accéder Ã
access code n → code m d'accès
access course (British) n cours de mise à niveau qui permet à une personne n'ayant pas le diplôme requis d'entrer à l'université

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access

n

→ Zugang m → (to zu); (esp to room, private grounds etc) → Zutritt m → (to zu); to be easy of access → leicht zugänglich sein; to give somebody access → jdm Zugang gewähren (to sb/sth zu jdm/etw), jdm Zutritt gewähren (to sth zu etw); to refuse somebody access → jdm den Zugang verwehren (to sb/sth zu jdm/etw), jdm den Zutritt verwehren (to sth zu etw); this door gives access to the garden → diese Tür führt in den Garten; this location offers easy access to shops and transport facilities → von hier sind Läden und Verkehrsmittel leicht zu erreichen; to have access to somebody/something → Zugang zu jdm/etw haben; to gain access to somebody/something → sich (dat) → Zugang zu jdm/etw verschaffen; the thieves gained access through the window → die Diebe gelangten durch das Fenster hinein; “access only” → „nur für Anlieger“, „Anlieger frei“; right of access to one’s children → Besuchsrecht für seine Kinder

(Comput) → Zugriff m; (= access authorization) → Zugangs- or Zugriffsberechtigung f

(liter: = attack, fit) → Anfall m

vt (Comput) file, data → zugreifen auf (+acc)

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access:

access path

n (Comput) → Zugriffspfad m

access permission

n (Comput) → Zugriffsberechtigung f

access right

n (Comput) → Zugriffsrecht m

access road

n → Zufahrt(sstraße) f

access time

n → Zugriffszeit f

access traffic

n → Anliegerverkehr m

access violation

n (Comput) → Zugriffsverletzung f

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access [ˈæksɛs]

1. n → accesso
to have/gain access to sb/sth → avere/ottenere libero accesso presso qn/a qc
the burglars gained access through a window → i ladri sono penetrati da or attraverso una finestra
we don't have access to a good sports complex → non abbiamo l'opportunità di frequentare un buon centro sportivo

2. vt (Comput) → accedere a

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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 sisäänpääsy accès גִישָׁה रास्ता pristup bemenet cara masuk, jalan masuk aðgangur accesso 接近 접근 또는 출입 권한[방법] 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 通路

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 käyttöoikeus accès גִישָׁה ל-, הֶיתֵר, זְכוּת पहुंच pristup hozzáférhetőség boleh menggunakan aðgangsheimild accesso 利用の権利 방문 또는 이용 권한[방법] būdas/teisė įeiti/naudotis pieejamība hak masuk toegang adgang, tilgang dostęp acesso acces доступ prístup dostop pristup tillträde, tillgång สิทธิ์ในการเข้าพบ; สิทธิ์ในการใช้ kullanma hakkı …有方法或有權見到(某人)或使用(某物) доступ پہنچ sự tiếp cận 使用...的权力

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 salasana 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 접근 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，存取碼 код доступа رسائی کا کوڈ (رمز) mã truy cập 选［存］取码

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 접근하기 쉬운 pasiekiamas, prieinamas pieejams, sasniedzams mudah didatangi toegankelijk tilgjengelig dostępny acessível accesibil доступный dostupný, dosiahnuteľný dostopen dostupan tillgänglig, åtkomlig ที่สามารถเข้าได้ ulaşılabilir, gidilebilir 可親近的，可到的 доступний; досяжний قابل رسائی có thể tới được 可接近的

n acˌcessiˈbility

toeganklikheid إمْكَانِيَة الوُصُول إلى достъпност přístupnost, dostupnost tilgængelighed die Erreichbarkeit προσιτότητα, ευκολία πρόσβασης accesibilidad ligipääsetavus در دسترس بودن؛ فهم پذیری helppokäyttöisyys accessibilité נְגִישוּת पहुंच dostupnost megközelíthetőség kemudahan dihubungi aðgengileiki accessibilità 近づきやすさ 접근성 prieinamumas pieejamība mudah dihubungi toegankelijkheid tilgjengelighet dostępność acessibilidade accesibilitate доступность prístupnosť dostopnost dostupnost tillgänglighet, åtkomlighet ความสามารถในการเข้าใช้ ulaşılabilirlik 可親近，可到 доступність دست رس tính có thể tới được 可接近性

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access → وصول, يَِدخُل přístup, získat adgang, skaffe sig adgang til Zugang, zugreifen auf πρόσβαση, προσπελαύνω acceder, acceso päästä sisään, pääsy accéder à, accès pristup, pristupiti accedere, accesso アクセスする, 接近 접근, 접속하다 openen, toegang ha adgang til, tilgang dostęp, uzyskać dostęp aceder, acessar, acesso доступ, получить доступ komma åt, tillträde เข้าไปได้, ทางเข้า giriş, girmek lối vào, tiếp cận 出入, 通道