English

rank|ordinary|forms|complete|949|access|ways|grave|serious

Etymology
From F. accès or from L. accessus, past participle of accedere "to accede".

Pronunciation
AHD|�kʹs�s, IPA|/�æk.s�s/, SAMPA|/"{ksEs/
audio|en-us-access.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: ac·cess

Noun
en-noun|es|-

1. uncountable A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

#* All access was thronged. - Milton

1. uncountable The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
2. uncountable The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

#* I did repel his fetters, and denied His access to me. - Shakespeare, Hamlet, II-i

1. uncountable Admission to sexual intercourse.

#* During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. - Blackstone

1. countable An increase by addition; accession; as, an access of territory.

#* I, from the influence of thy looks, receive access in every virtue. - Milton

1. countable An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.

#:*The first access looked like an apoplexy. - Burnet

1. countable An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion; as, an access of fury.

#* 1946: Arnold J. Toynbee, A Study of History (Abridgement of Volumes I-VI by D.C. Somervell)
#:: It appears that, about the middle of the fourth century of the Christian Era, the Germans in the Roman service started the new practice of retaining their native names; and this change of etiquette, which seems to have been abrupt, points to a sudden <b>access</b> of self-confidence and self-assurance in the souls of the barbarian personnel which had previously been content to 'go Roman' without reservations.

1. uncountable law The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child.
2. uncountable computing The process of locating data in memory.
3. uncountable internet connection|Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

Derived terms
direct access
random access
remote access

Related terms
accessary
accessible
accessibility
accessibly
accession
accessory

Translations
trans-top|a way or means of approaching
bulgarian до���п m
Czech: p�ístup m
Dutch: toegang, toegangsweg, passage
Finnish: pääsy
French: accès m
German: Zugang m
Hebrew: ��ש� (gisha)
Italian: accesso m
trans-mid
Latvian: piekļuve
Maltese: a��ess
Norwegian:
*Bokmål: adgang m, tilgang m
*Nynorsk: åtgang m, tilgang m
Polish: dost�p m
Portuguese: acesso m
Swedish: ingång c, passage c, väg c
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trans-top|the act of approaching or entering
bulgarian до���п m
Czech: p�ístup m
Dutch: benadering
Finnish: pääsy
French: approche f (act of approaching), entrée#French|entrée f (act of entering)
German: Zugang m
Italian: accesso m
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Maltese: a��ess
Polish: dost�p m
Swedish: åtkomst c
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trans-top|the right or ability of approaching or entering
Czech: p�ístup m
Dutch: toegang, toegangsrecht, toelating
Finnish: pääsy
German: Zugang m
trans-mid
Norwegian:
*Bokmål: adgang m, tilgang m
*Nynorsk: åtgang m, tilgang m
Polish: dost�p m
Portuguese: acesso m
Swedish: tillgång c, tillträde c
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trans-top|admission to sexual intercourse
Dutch: instemming
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Swedish: tillgänglighet c
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trans-top|an increase by addition
Dutch: toevoeging, aanwinst
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trans-top|an onset, attack or fit of disease
Dutch: toeval, aanval
French: accès m
Norwegian: anfall n
trans-mid
Portuguese: acesso m
Swedish: anfall n, utbrott n
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trans-top|an outburst of an emotion
Dutch: aanval, uitval
French: accès m
Norwegian: anfall n, utbrudd n
trans-mid
Portuguese: acesso m
Swedish: anfall n, utbrott n
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trans-top|the right to visit one's child
Dutch: bezoekrecht n
trans-mid
Norwegian: besøksrett m
Swedish: umgängesrätt c
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trans-top|in computing: the process of locating data in memory
French: accès m
Norwegian: aksess m
trans-mid
Polish: dost�p m
Portuguese: acesso m
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trans-top|communication with a computer program or the Internet
German: Zugriff m
Norwegian: aksess m, tilgang m
trans-mid
Polish: dost�p m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Indonesian: akses
ttbc|Interlingua: accesso
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (akusesu)
ttbc|Spanish: acceso m

Verb
en-verb|access|es

1. transitive To gain or obtain access to.
2. transitive computing To have access to (data).

Translations
trans-top|to gain or obtain access to
Dutch: toegang hebben (tot), bereiken, verkrijgen
Finnish: päästä käsiksi
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Norwegian: få tilgang
Portuguese: acessar
Swedish: göra åtkomlig, ta fram
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trans-top|computing: to have access to (data)
Dutch: toegang hebben (tot)
German: Zugang haben
Finnish: päästä käsiksi
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Norwegian: aksessere
Portuguese: acessar
Swedish: ha åtkomst
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• 2007-12-21 21:50 - AugPi - /* Noun */ def 7: e.g.

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