noun
                                                the right to enter
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                                                noun
                                                the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a way of entering or leaving
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                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.)
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                                                                                                                                                                        access code
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
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                                                                                                                                                                        memory access
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of approaching or entering
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he gained access to the building
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                obtain or retrieve from a storage device
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - as of information on a computer
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                reach or gain access to
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                                                                                                                                                                        get at
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - How does one access the attic in this house?
- I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof