1. A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of: a store with easy access. 2. The act of approaching. 3. The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of: has access to the restricted area; has access to classified material.4. Public access. 5. An increase by addition. 6. An outburst or onset: an access of rage.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: ac·cessed, ac·cess·ing, ac·cess·es To obtain access to, especially by computer: used a browser to access a website; accessed her bank account online.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English acces, a coming to, from Old French, from Latin accessus, past participle of accdere, to arrive : ad-, ad- + cdere, to come; see ked- in Appendix I.
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