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ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of access

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  access
      n 1: the right to enter [syn: {entree}, {access}, {accession},
           {admission}, {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: {access}, {approach}]
      4: 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.) [syn: {access}, {access code}]
      5: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored
         information [syn: {access}, {memory access}]
      6: the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the
         building"
      v 1: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information
           on a computer
      2: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in
         this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I
         climb on the roof" [syn: {access}, {get at}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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