access

Universal Words noun, verb noun [U] 1 ~ (to sth) a way of entering or reaching a place: The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. * Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. * The police gained access through a broken window. * There is easy access by road. 2 ~ (to sth) the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb/sth: Students must have access to good resources. * You need a password to get access to the computer system. * access to confidential information * Journalists were denied access to the President. * Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). compareVISITATION verb [VN] 1 (computing) to open a computer file in order to get or add information 2 (formal) to reach, enter or use sth: The loft can be accessed by a ladder.