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accessed Definition


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access
noun accesses
    1. A means of approaching or entering a place.
      Thesaurus: admission, entry, ingress, gateway, passageway, door, avenue, path, course, road, key; Antonym: egress, outlet.
    2. The right, opportunity or ability to use, approach, meet with or enter something.
    3. computing.
      The right and opportunity to log on to a computer system, and to read and edit files that are held within it, often requiring the entry of a password.
    4. computing.
      The possibility of transferring data to and from a memory device.
    5. formal or old use
      A sudden and usually brief period of strong emotion.
verb
    accesses, accessed, accessing
    1. To locate or retrieve (information stored in the memory of a computer).
Etymology: 14c: from Latin accessus, from ad to + cedere to go.

Info:
    A word often confused with this one is excess.


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