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access

(1) To store data on and retrieve data from a disk or other peripheral device. See access arm, access method and Microsoft Access.

(2) The entrance to the Internet or other online service or network.

(3) In computer security, the opportunity for use of a resource. See logical access and physical access.

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access [′ak‚ses]

(civil engineering)

Freedom, ability, or the legal right to pass without obstruction from a given point on earth to some other objective, such as the sea or a public highway.

(computer science)

The reading of data from storage or the writing of data into storage.

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1.	(language)	Access - An English-like query language used in the Pick operating system.
2.	(database, product)	Access - Microsoft Access.