■ noun
1》 the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
↘the right or opportunity to use something or see someone: do you have ~ to a computer?
2》 retrieval of information stored in a computer's memory.
3》 literary an outburst of an emotion: an ~ of rage.
■ verb
1》 approach or enter (a place).
2》 Computing obtain, examine, or retrieve (data).
Origin
ME: from L. ~us , from accedere (see accede ).