access
A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
Noun 4 meanings
A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
“The door provides access to the premises.”
The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
“They gained access to the basement from the stairs.”
The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
“Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.”
The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
“ease of access”
Verb 2 meanings
To gain or obtain access to.
To have access to (data).
“I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.”
Etymology
From Middle English accesse, acces, borrowed from Middle French acces (“attack, onslaught”) or from its source Latin accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach; accede”), from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”). Doublet of accessus. First attested in the early 14th century.
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ACCESS at a glance
ACCESS has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (A 1 + C 3 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #903 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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