access

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Synonyms: acess, abcess, accels, acces, acceso, aqcess

Antonyms: acess, abcess, accels, acces, acceso, aqcess

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Noun

1. A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
   • The door provides access to the premises.
2. The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
   • They gained access to the basement from the stairs.
3. The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
   • Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.
4. The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
   • ease of access
5. Admission to sexual intercourse.
6. An increase by addition; accession.
   • an access of territory
7. An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
8. An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
9. The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
10. The process of locating data in memory.
11. Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
12. Complicity or assent.

Verb

1. To gain or obtain access to.
2. To have access to (data).
   • I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.

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