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to access
01
to reach or to be able to reach and enter a place
Transitive: to access sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
access
3rd person singular
accesses
Present participle
accessing
Past simple
accessed
Past participle
accessed
Examples
The new employee was provided with a key card to access the restricted areas of the office.
02
to be able to use the information from a computer system, network, database, etc.
Transitive: to access a network or database
Examples
Users need valid credentials to access the company's secure database.
Access
01
the right or opportunity to use something or benefit from it
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
accesses
Examples
Employees are granted access to the secure database only after completing cybersecurity training.
02
a means of entering, leaving, or approaching something, particularly a place
03
the right or opportunity to enter a place or see someone
04
the act of approaching or entering
05
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
06
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.)
