to access
- verb
- /ˈæk.sɛs/
- Students must log in to access the online learning portal for their courses.
- access information
- access data
- access resources
All right, so you guys should be able to access the script now.
- All right, so you guys should be able to access the script now.
- And that's that's how they can access all this kind of stuff.
- And actually no human being can access all these different languages.
- And when you subscribe, you're able to access like this library of stuff.
- So now Sebastian Bash can access her power as well as his.
- You just weren't able to access it or weren't aware of it.
- Does the state know who accessed the voicemail?
- You just are unable to actually access all those different memories.
- Otherwise people would be accessing their genius constantly.
- If you want a way of accessing the whole thing, enjoy.
- It's just you don't have the ability to to access it, you know.
- Inequality gives the rich the power to directly access your tax dollars.
Examples
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With the information I can access, I can run things 900 to 1200 times better than any human.
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Their efforts have helped many women access breast and cervical health services.
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And actually no human being can access all these different languages.
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So they practice in a way so that they can access that in the moment.
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We should still be able to access the hard drive.
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For instance, students need to be able to use traditional reference resources to access health information.
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In a very short time, the Internet has changed the way many people access information.
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You and Janet have made repeated attempts to access secure information.
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We couldn't access that information at the time.
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Ensure disabled children with communication support needs can access helplines and advocacy services.
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Synonyms
To reach or take something in a place that is hard to reach
Antonyms
Compounds
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A set of numbers or letters you enter to open a locked device such as a phone
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The time a computer takes to get data from a hard drive or an SSD after asking for it
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A fast place in a computer where programs keep data while the computer runs
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Space inside a computer where programs keep data while running and that is lost when the computer turns off
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Handling information in different places linked by a network
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An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving
How Easy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb access comes from the same Latin parts ad- 'to' and cedere 'go', and it keeps the idea of 'going to' something to use it. So to access a file or a room is to be able to reach or get into it, often with permission.