The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Access \Ac*cess"\ (#; 277), n. [F. acc[`e]s, L. accessus, fr.
   accedere. See Accede.]
   1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission;
      accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.
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            I did repel his letters, and denied
            His access to me.                     --Shak.
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   2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be
      approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of
      land. "All access was thronged." --Milton.
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   3. Admission to sexual intercourse.
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            During coverture, access of the husband shall be
            presumed, unless the contrary be shown.
                                                  --Blackstone.
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   4. Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of
      territory. [In this sense accession is more generally
      used.]
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            I, from the influence of thy looks, receive
            Access in every virtue.               --Milton.
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   5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease.
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            The first access looked like an apoplexy. --Burnet.
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   6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access
      of fury. [A Gallicism]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

access
    n 1: the right to enter [syn: entree, access, accession,
         admission, admittance]
    2: the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of
       something (as services or membership)
    3: a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the
       access to the bridge" [syn: access, approach]
    4: 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, access code]
    5: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored
       information [syn: access, memory access]
    6: the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the
       building"
    v 1: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information
         on a computer
    2: reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in
       this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I
       climb on the roof" [syn: access, get at]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Access

   1.  An English-like query language used in the
   Pick operating system.

   2.  Microsoft Access.

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