access definition

1. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
2. a way of entering or leaving
• examples: he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
3. 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.)
4. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
5. the act of approaching or entering
• examples: he gained access to the building
6. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
7. reach or gain access to
• examples: How does one access the attic in this house?
• examples: I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof