access

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun [U]
1 ~ (to sth) a way of entering or reaching a place: The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. + Disabled visitors are welcome; there is good wheelchair access to most facilities. + The police gained access through a broken window. + There is easy access by road.
2 ~ (to sth) the opportunity or right to use sth or to see sb/sth: Students must have access to good resources. + You need a password to get access to the computer system. + access to confidential information + Journalists were denied access to the President. + Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends).
Compare: VISITATION
+ verb [VN]
1 (computing) to open a computer file in order to get or add information
2 (formal) to reach, enter or use sth: The loft can be accessed by a ladder.

Collocation dictionary

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ADJ.

direct, easy, free, good, ready, unlimited, unrestricted

I lived deep in the country, without easy access to shops.

| limited, poor, restricted

Access to this information is severely restricted.

| improved | immediate, instant, quick, rapid | equal

Men and women should have equal access to education and employment.

| public | vehicular, wheelchair | random

(computing) random access memory

VERB + ACCESS

have | gain, get | give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)

The new computer provides access to all the files.

| demand | seek | allow (sb), grant (sb) | deny sb, prevent, refuse (sb), restrict

Some people are being denied access to proper medical care.

ACCESS + NOUN

road, route

PREP.

~ for

improved access for disabled visitors

| ~ to

He was finally granted access to the medical records.

Concise English dictionary

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accesses|accessed|accessing'ækses
noun
+the right to enter
+the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
+a way of entering or leaving
+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.)
+(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
+the act of approaching or entering
verb
+obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
+reach or gain access to

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