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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Access \Ac*cess"\ (#; 277), n. [F. acc[`e]s, L. accessus fr accedere See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as to gain access to a prince. I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me --Shak. 2. The means place or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way as the access is by a neck of land. ``All access was thronged.'' --Milton. 3. Admission to sexual intercourse. During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. --Blackstone. 4. Increase by something added; addition; as an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.] I, from the influence of thy looks receive Access in every virtue. --Milton. 5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease. The first access looked like an apoplexy. --Burnet. 6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as an access of fury. [A Gallicism] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: access n 1: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {admittance}] 2: the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) 3: a way of entering or leaving "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" [syn: {approach}] 4: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information [syn: {memory access}] 5: the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the builidng" v 1: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer 2: reach or gain access to [syn: {get at}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Access 1.An English-like query language used in the {Pick} {operating system}. 2. {Microsoft Access}. (1994-11-08)
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