accessing
Gaining entry to
Accessing is the act of reaching, entering, or obtaining something.
You access a building by finding a way in, access files by opening them, access information by retrieving it.
In computing, accessing describes reading or writing data: The program keeps accessing the hard drive.
The word often implies overcoming some barrier—security, distance, or complexity—to get at what you need.
Point of access
- doorwayPassage into a room
- entryAccess or submission
- rampSloped connecting surface
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
stairway · turnstile · keycard · keyhole · lock · gate · barrier · wheelchair
Authentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- usernameAccount identification string
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
server · network · download · upload · cloud · encryption · firewall · permissions
Facts for analysis
- filesStored data collections
- recordsStored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- informationKnowledge about something
memory · database · fetch · search · locate · extraction · recovery · recall
Available assets or supplies
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- servicesActs performed for others
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
employment · rights · equity · inclusion · disability · accommodation · affordability · eligibility
entrance
Point of access
elevator · stairway · turnstile · keycard · keyhole · lock · gate · barrier · wheelchair · lobby
login
Authentication act or screen
- passwordAuthentication string
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- usernameAccount identification string
database · server · network · download · upload · cloud · encryption · firewall · permissions · credentials
data
Facts for analysis
information · memory · database · fetch · search · locate · extraction · recovery · recall · documents
resources
Available assets or supplies
- educationSystematic development of mind
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- servicesActs performed for others
funding · employment · rights · equity · inclusion · disability · accommodation · affordability · eligibility · availability
- retrievalfetch, fetching, retrieving, recovering, reclaiming
- actionsrun, walk, jump, move, push
- code-breaking verbsdecrypting, deciphering, cracking, unscrambling, solving
- becoming verbsturning into
accessingblocking
Impeding forward progress
denying · restricting · barring · prohibiting · locking out
accessingstoring
Keeping for future use
saving · depositing · uploading · writing · deleting
accessingdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
logging out · exiting · leaving · signing off · logging off
- accessibility servicesSupport for disabled individuals
- accessible parkingReserved spaces for disabled drivers
- wheelchair accessibleUsable by mobility devices
- accessible formatMaterial adapted for disabilities
- handicap accessible
- wheelchair accessibilityEase of navigation for mobility devices