exclusive access

Members-only entry rights

Exclusive access means being the only one permitted to enter, use, or obtain something.

The phrase often appears in real estate, media, and technology: The penthouse comes with exclusive access to a private rooftop.

A journalist with exclusive access to a source has reporting rights no competitor shares.

In computing, exclusive access to a file prevents other processes from reading or modifying it simultaneously.

Opposites
accessibility and openness

exclusive accessopen access

Free public scholarly content

public access · universal access · free access · open admission · general admission

sharing and ownership

exclusive accessshared access

Permission held by several

common ownership · public domain · commons · pooled resources · open source

Family

access, exclusive, accessibility, exclusivity

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G