1. (

• entree ,
• access ,
• accession ,
• admission ,
• admittance

) the right to enter ;

2. (

• access ,

) the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) ;

3. (

• access ,
• approach

) a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" ;

4. (

• access ,
• access_code

) 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.) ;

5. (

• access ,
• memory_access

) (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information ;

6. (

• access

) the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building" ;

1. (

• access

) obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer ;

2. (

• access ,
• get_at

) 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" ;