access (noun)
1access — ► NOUN 1) the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place. 2) the right or opportunity to use something or see someone. 3) retrieval of information stored in a computer s memory. 4) an attack or outburst of an emotion: an access of rage. ►… …
2access — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ direct, easy, free, full, good, ready, unfettered, unlimited, unrestricted ▪ …
3access — ac·cess / ak ˌses/ n often attrib 1: permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from a place, thing, or person public access to federal land access to the courts 2: opportunity for sexual intercourse 3: a …
4access time — noun (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead • Topics: ↑computer… …
5access course — noun A course preparing those without formal qualifications for further education • • • Main Entry: ↑access * * * ˈaccess course f15 [access course] noun (BrE …
6access road — noun a short road giving access to an expressway (Freq. 1) in Britain they call an access road a slip road • Syn: ↑slip road • Hypernyms: ↑road, ↑route * * * ˈaccess road [access road …
7access television — access broadcasting, access television, etc noun Radio and television programmes put out independently by groups of people, not professionally involved in broadcasting, who want to bring their points of view to public notice • • • Main Entry:… …
8access time — noun a) The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action. Random access files have a fast access time, but they cannot easily produce sequential lists. b) An… …
9access code — 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.) • Syn: ↑access • Hypernyms: ↑code • Hyponyms:… …
10access control — UK US noun [C or U] ► WORKPLACE ways of controlling who can enter a building or area, usually involving electronic technology: »The buildings are secured with an access control system. ► IT ways of controlling who can see or enter information on… …
