Access

Permission to enter

Access is the ability or right to approach, enter, or use something: access to the building, access to healthcare, internet access.

The verb means to gain entry or retrieve: access your account, access the files.

Access often implies permission or privilege—having access suggests doors are open to you that might be closed to others.

entry

entrance

Point of access

admittance · ingress · entryway · threshold · portal · opening · gateway · way in · door · checkpoint

permission

authorization

Formal permission granted

credentials · approval · consent · pass · badge · keycard · login · password · username · authentication

disability

ramp

Sloped connecting surface

ADA · mobility · assistive · curb cut · handrail · lift · inclusive · barrier-free · universal design · guide dog

emotional

approach

Way of handling something

openness · intimacy · rapport · trust · vulnerability · receptive · guarded · closed off · breakthrough · therapy

retrieval

database

Organized digital information collection

retrieve · query · data · storage · archive · fetch · lookup · search · download · open

digital

internet

Interconnected computer systems

bandwidth · download · upload · online · connectivity · network · dial-up · hotspot · data · wireless

opportunity

education

Systematic development of mind

equity · affordability · availability · inclusion · outreach · underserved · disparity · barrier · socioeconomic · scholarship

Categories
Opposites
permission/entry rights

Accessexclusion

Being barred from participation

denial · refusal · prohibition · barring · lockout

availability/reachability

Accessinaccessibility

State of being unreachable

unavailability · unreachability · obstruction · barrier · blockade

openness vs. restriction

Accessrestriction

Limit on action

limitation · constraint · confinement · enclosure · secrecy

Phrases
Family

accesses, accessed, accessing, accessible, accessibility, inaccessible, inaccessibility, accessory, accessories

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G