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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for access is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does access appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — access appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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