access Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of approaching or entering

2. n. a way of entering or leaving

3. n. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

4. n. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

5. n. the right to enter

6. n. a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

7. v. reach or gain access to

8. v. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer