access en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæksɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ăkʹsĕs' (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈækˌsɛs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English accesse, acces, borrowed from Middle French acces (“attack, onslaught”) or from its source Latin accessus, perfect passive participle of accēdō (“approach; accede”), from ad (“to, toward, at”) + cēdō (“move, yield”). Doublet of accessus. First attested in the early 14th century. The sense "entrance" was first attested about 1380.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
All access was thronged.
1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:The door provides access to the premises.
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(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
They gained access to the basement from the stairs.
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(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.
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(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
Coalition plans to widen access to university will fail to get to the 'root cause' of the problem, according to the Russell Group.
2011 September 20, Graeme Paton, “University access plan 'will fail', says Russell Group”, in Telegraph:ease of access
I did repel his fetters, and denied His access to me.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.
During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.
1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
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(archaic, countable) An increase by addition; accession.
I, from the influence of thy looks, receive access in every virtue.
1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:an access of territory
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(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
Then he resumed the pose, the decent pose, from which the sudden access of his old trouble had startled him, his hands on his knees, […]
1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:The first access looked like an apoplexy.
a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published 1724, →OCLC:
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(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
The Magpie's flashlight, as he shifted it from his right hand to his left and wrenched out his revolver, had fallen upon two men crouched close against the wall by the library door—and he screamed out in an access of fury. "De double cross! A plant! De bulls! You damned snitch, Larry!" screamed out the Magpie—and fired.
1917, Frank L. Packard, chapter 15, in The Adventures of Jimmie Dale: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 access of self-confidence and self-assurance in the souls of the barbarian personnel which had previously been content to 'go Roman' without reservations.
1946, Arnold J. Toynbee, A Study of History (Abridgement of Volumes I-VI by D.C. Somervell)
- (uncountable) The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
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(countable) The process of locating data in memory.
Operations on C++ volatiles do put the compiler on notice that the object may be modified asynchronously, and hence are generally safer to use than ordinary variable accesses.
2011, Victor Pankratius, Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, Walter Tichy, Fundamentals of Multicore Software Development, page 74:
- (uncountable) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
- (Scotland, uncountable) Complicity or assent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| accesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
accessless · access modifier · driveway access · read-only access · disabled access · e-access · accessway · access day · random access · access journalism · access token · direct access · inaccess · quick access recorder · access control · self-access · limited-access highway · access point · access time · anti-access area denial · remote access · access method · access road · accessor · multiaccess · access specifier · data access object · nonaccess · open access · access code · access agent · controlled-access highway · access course · public access · access violation · online public access catalog
Relateds
accessory · accessibly · accessible · accessibility · accede · accessary · accession
Synonyms
Translations (197)
sk prístup (way or means of approaching) · el ελευθεροκοινωνία (right or ability of approaching or entering) · it accesso (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · ml പ്രവേശനം (act of approaching or entering) · et pääs (right or ability of approaching or entering) · ja アクセス (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · ml പ്രവേശനം (way or means of approaching) · fr accès (onset, attack or fit of disease) · fr accès (way or means of approaching) · da vej (way or means of approaching) · az əlçatım (way or means of approaching) · uk до́ступ (way or means of approaching) · ar حق ولوج (right or ability of approaching or entering) · cs přístup (right or ability of approaching or entering) · pt acesso (outburst of an emotion) · az giriş (way or means of approaching) · pl akces (right or ability of approaching or entering) · pt acesso (computing: process of locating data in memory) · ar دخول (act of approaching or entering) · nl aanval (outburst of an emotion) · sv ingång (way or means of approaching) · he גישה (way or means of approaching) · bg достъп (computing: process of locating data in memory) · el πρόσβαση (act of approaching or entering) · fr accès (act of approaching or entering) · bg достъп (act of approaching or entering) · el προσπέλαση (computing: process of locating data in memory) · da passage (way or means of approaching) · hy մոտենալը (act of approaching or entering) · mt aċċess (way or means of approaching) · de Zugang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · no anfall (outburst of an emotion) · grc πρόσβασις (way or means of approaching) · pl dostęp (way or means of approaching) · sw ufikiaji (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sv passage (way or means of approaching) · da samværdsret (right to visit one's child) · sv utbrott (outburst of an emotion) · bg достъп (way or means of approaching) · nl toevoeging (increase by addition) · pl dostęp (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · ar ولوج (act of approaching or entering) · ru подхо́д (act of approaching or entering) · nl passage (way or means of approaching) · no anfall (onset, attack or fit of disease) · nb adgang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sv tillgänglighet (admission to sexual intercourse) · no tilgang (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · hu láthatás (right to visit one's child) · fr approche (act of approaching or entering) · el έκρηξη (onset, attack or fit of disease) · mk пристап (way or means of approaching) · nl instemming (admission to sexual intercourse) · no aksess (computing: process of locating data in memory) · lv piekļuve (way or means of approaching) · fi lähestyminen (act of approaching or entering) · bg пристъп (onset, attack or fit of disease) · ur رَسائی (way or means of approaching) · az keçid (way or means of approaching) · mk достап (way or means of approaching) · el έκρηξη (outburst of an emotion) · ro acces (act of approaching or entering) · nl aanval (onset, attack or fit of disease) · de Zugriff (computing: process of locating data in memory) · pl dostęp (computing: process of locating data in memory) · ar منفذ (way or means of approaching) · ang tōgang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · nl toegang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · ang ingang (way or means of approaching) · pl dostęp (right or ability of approaching or entering) · el παροξυσμός (onset, attack or fit of disease) · uk підхі́д (act of approaching or entering) · pl dostęp (act of approaching or entering) · izh pääsö (act of approaching or entering) · la aditus (way or means of approaching) · fi pääsy (way or means of approaching) · et pääs (way or means of approaching) · et pääs (act of approaching or entering) · sh у̀лаз (way or means of approaching) · nb tilgang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · no aksess (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · eo atingo (computing: process of locating data in memory) · ka წვდომა (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · lv lēkme (onset, attack or fit of disease) · el πρόσβαση (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · fi haku (computing: process of locating data in memory) · pl akcesja (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sw ufikiaji (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · fi yhteys (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · bg достъп (right to visit one's child) · sh при́лаз (way or means of approaching) · sl dostop (way or means of approaching) · ja アクセス (computing: process of locating data in memory) · fi kohtaus (onset, attack or fit of disease) · be до́ступ (way or means of approaching) · fr accès (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · nl bezoekrecht (right to visit one's child) · it accesso (way or means of approaching) · sv anfall (onset, attack or fit of disease) · hu bejárás (right or ability of approaching or entering) · nl benadering (act of approaching or entering) · hu hozzáférés (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sv tillgång (right or ability of approaching or entering) · pt acesso (onset, attack or fit of disease) · de Gefühlsausbruch (outburst of an emotion) · da indgang (way or means of approaching) · ang tōgang (act of approaching or entering) · id akses (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · sv anfall (outburst of an emotion) · cs přístup (way or means of approaching) · fr entrée (act of approaching or entering) · ms capaian (computing: process of locating data in memory) · pt acesso (way or means of approaching) · cmn 通路 (way or means of approaching) · de Umgangsrecht (right to visit one's child) · so marin (way or means of approaching) · sl dostop (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sv åtkomst (act of approaching or entering) · be падхо́д (act of approaching or entering) · de Ausbruch (outburst of an emotion) · el ξέσπασμα (outburst of an emotion) · de Zugang (way or means of approaching) · fi pääsy (right or ability of approaching or entering) · es acceso (way or means of approaching) · no besøksrett (right to visit one's child) · fi kohtaus (outburst of an emotion) · es acceso (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · de Zugriff (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · bg прираст (increase by addition) · ru до́ступ (way or means of approaching) · nn tilgang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · ro acces (way or means of approaching) · sl dostop (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · nl toeval (onset, attack or fit of disease) · el πρόσβαση (computing: process of locating data in memory) · fr accès (outburst of an emotion) · ur پَہُن٘چ (way or means of approaching) · eo aliro (way or means of approaching) · sv umgängesrätt (right to visit one's child) · fi laajennus (increase by addition) · az yol (way or means of approaching) · bg подход (act of approaching or entering) · id akses (computing: process of locating data in memory) · bg достъп (right or ability of approaching or entering) · fi pääsy (act of approaching or entering) · el πρόσβαση (way or means of approaching) · hu belépés (way or means of approaching) · ka წვდომა (computing: process of locating data in memory) · ab анеирҭа (computing: process of locating data in memory) · gl acceso (way or means of approaching) · nl toegangsweg (way or means of approaching) · el ξέσπασμα (onset, attack or fit of disease) · sh prílaz (way or means of approaching) · de Zutritt (right or ability of approaching or entering) · nl toegang (computing: process of locating data in memory) · sv väg (way or means of approaching) · de Zugang (act of approaching or entering) · nl toelating (right or ability of approaching or entering) · nl toegang (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · pt acesso (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · cmn 存取 (computing: process of locating data in memory) · sh pristup (way or means of approaching) · ro acces (right or ability of approaching or entering) · fi tapaamisoikeus (right to visit one's child) · es acceso (computing: process of locating data in memory) · cs přístup (act of approaching or entering) · sh ùlaz (way or means of approaching) · it accesso (act of approaching or entering) · sw ufikiaji (way or means of approaching) · izh pääsö (way or means of approaching) · el προσπέλαση (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · sv utbrott (onset, attack or fit of disease) · mt aċċess (act of approaching or entering) · no utbrudd (outburst of an emotion) · ro apropiere (act of approaching or entering) · ang tōgang (way or means of approaching) · nl toegang (way or means of approaching) · de Anfall (outburst of an emotion) · nn åtgang (right or ability of approaching or entering) · ru до́ступ (computing: process of locating data in memory) · nl aanwinst (increase by addition) · el παροξυσμός (outburst of an emotion) · sv tillträde (right or ability of approaching or entering) · hy մոտեցում (act of approaching or entering) · bg изблик (outburst of an emotion) · hy մուտք (way or means of approaching) · izh pääsö (right or ability of approaching or entering) · nl uitval (outburst of an emotion) · ar معبر (way or means of approaching) · de Eingang (way or means of approaching) · pt acesso (act of approaching or entering) · fr accès (computing: process of locating data in memory) · sh приступ (way or means of approaching) · tr erişim (communication with a computer program or the Internet) · nl toegangsrecht (right or ability of approaching or entering) · sl pristop (act of approaching or entering) · pt acesso (right or ability of approaching or entering)