accesses

Retrieves data from

Accesses is the verb form of access, meaning to gain entry to or retrieve something: She accesses her email through the company server, The program accesses data from multiple databases.

The word appears constantly in computing contexts, where it describes retrieving files, entering systems, or using resources.

As a plural noun, accesses refers to multiple instances of entry or retrieval: unauthorized accesses to the network.

entry

entrance

Point of access

threshold · ingress · passageway · corridor · hallway · ramp · elevator · staircase · wheelchair · disability

retrieval

data

Facts for analysis

records · server · account · system · login · password · credentials · authorization · authentication · permission

permission

authorization

Formal permission granted

credentials · security · restricted · granted · denied · unlimited · exclusive · public · private · membership

Opposites
entry vs. exit

accessesexits

Departure points

egresses · outlets · leaves · withdraws · evacuates

physical approach

accessesavoids

Deliberately stays away from

shuns · keeps away from

permission vs. denial

accessesblocks

Obstructs or sections

denies · restricts · bars · locks out · excludes

Phrases
Family

access, accessible, inaccessible, accession, accessibility, accessed, accessing

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