access door

Maintenance panel opening

An access door is a small door or panel built into a wall, ceiling, floor, or piece of equipment to allow entry for maintenance, inspection, or repair.

Unlike regular doors meant for daily passage, access doors typically lead to utility spaces—plumbing, electrical systems, HVAC ducts, or crawlspaces: The plumber opened the access door behind the bathtub.

Related

gate · emergency exit · hinge · threshold · crawlspace · crawl space · maintenance · utility closet · portal · latch · handle · keycard · key card · restricted · do not enter · utility · shaft · opening

Opposites
entry function

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Principal point of entry

front door · main entry · grand entrance · public entrance · front entry

permeability

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Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G