access
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
access¹
- /ˈæksɛs/ UK
- /ˈækˌsɛs/ US
Rhymes with -æksɛs
Where it comes from
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.
noun accesses
- A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage. The door provides access to the premises.
- The act of approaching or entering; an advance. They gained access to the basement from the stairs.
- The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility. Staff prevent unauthorized access to the building.
- The quality of being easy to approach or enter. ease of access
- Admission to sexual intercourse. During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.
- An increase by addition; accession. an access of territory
- An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit. The first access looked like an apoplexy.
-
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
Similar: accession
- The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
- 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.
- Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
- Complicity or assent.
access²
- /ˈæksɛs/ UK
- /əkˈsɛs/ UK
- /ˈækˌsɛs/ US
- /əkˈsɛs/ US
Rhymes with -æksɛs, -ɛs
Where it comes from
First attested in 1962.
verb accesses · accessing · accessed
- To gain or obtain access to. The value of having in-house medical expertise is that staff with poor attendance records who have difficulty accessing NHS services can receive support from their employer, to help reduce absenteeism brought about by medical conditions.
- To have access to (data). I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: get at, approach, admittance, entree, memory access, entrance, entry, entering, enter, bring, participate, supply, ingress, open, participation, opening
Translations
Every language
noun way or means of approaching
| Español | acceso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 입장 ipjang, 액세스 aekseseu |
| 中文 | 通路 tōnglù |
| Kiswahili | ufikiaji |
| Português | acesso |
| Français | accès |
| Deutsch | Zugang, Eingang |
| Italiano | accesso |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσβαση prósvasi |
| Română | acces |
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
| العربية | مَعْبَر maʕbar, مَنْفَذ manfaḏ, وُرُود wurūd |
| עברית | גִּישָׁה gishá |
noun act of approaching or entering
| 한국어 | 접근 jeopgeun |
|---|---|
| Português | acesso |
| Français | approche, entrée, accès |
| Deutsch | Zugang |
| Italiano | accesso |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσβαση prósvasi |
| Română | apropiere, acces |
| Русский | подхо́д podxód |
| العربية | دُخُول duḵūl, وُلُوج wulūj |
noun right or ability of approaching or entering
| 한국어 | 액세스 aekseseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アクセス akusesu |
| Kiswahili | ufikiaji |
| Português | acesso |
| Deutsch | Zugang, Zutritt |
| Ελληνικά | ελευθεροκοινωνία eleftherokoinonía |
| Română | acces |
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
| العربية | حَقّ وُلُوج ḥaqq wulūj |
noun increase by addition
| Русский | приро́ст priróst, добавле́ние dobavlénije, прибавле́ние pribavlénije |
|---|
noun onset, attack or fit of disease
| Português | acesso |
|---|---|
| Français | accès |
| Ελληνικά | παροξυσμός paroxysmós, ξέσπασμα xéspasma, έκρηξη ékrixi |
| Русский | при́ступ prístup |
noun outburst of an emotion
| Português | acesso |
|---|---|
| Français | accès |
| Deutsch | Ausbruch, Gefühlsausbruch, Anfall |
| Ελληνικά | παροξυσμός paroxysmós, ξέσπασμα xéspasma, έκρηξη ékrixi |
| Русский | вспы́шка vspýška |
noun right to visit one's child
| Deutsch | Umgangsrecht |
|---|---|
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
noun computing: process of locating data in memory
| Español | acceso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 액세스 aekseseu |
| 日本語 | アクセス akusesu |
| 中文 | 存取 cúnqǔ |
| Português | acesso |
| Français | accès |
| Deutsch | Zugriff |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσβαση prósvasi, προσπέλαση prospélasi |
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
noun communication with a computer program or the Internet
| Español | acceso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 액세스 aekseseu |
| 日本語 | アクセス akusesu |
| Kiswahili | ufikiaji |
| Português | acesso |
| Français | accès |
| Deutsch | Zugriff |
| Italiano | accesso |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσβαση prósvasi, προσπέλαση prospélasi |
| Русский | до́ступ dóstup |
verb to gain or obtain access to
| Español | acceder, accesar |
|---|---|
| Português | aceder, acessar |
| Français | accéder, avoir accès |
| Русский | получить доступ polučit' dostup |
| العربية | وَلَجَ walaja, ذلف ḏalafa, نفذ nafaḏa, عبر ʕabara |
verb computing: to have access to (data)
| Español | acceder, accesar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 訪問 /访问 fǎngwèn |
| Português | aceder, acessar |
| Français | accéder, avoir accès |
| Deutsch | Zugang haben, zugreifen |
Talk about this word "access." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/access. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. access. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/access "access." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/access.Cite this
@misc{access_2026,
title = {access},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/access},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
