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access

noun
  1. the act of approaching or entering
    “We gained access to the building.”
  2. a way of entering or leaving
    “They took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge.”
    approach
  3. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
    memory access
  4. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
  5. the right to enter
    entree
  6. 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
verb
  1. to reach or gain access to
    “How does one access the attic in this house?”
    get at
  2. to obtain or retrieve from a storage device
    “I accessed my files from a remote sever.”