[ac.cess] n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF acces arrival, fr. L accessus approach, fr. accedere to approach--more at accede] (14c) 1 a: onset
2. b: a fit of intense feeling: outburst
2. a: permission, liberty, or ability to enter, approach, communicate with, or pass to and from b: freedom or ability to obtain or make use of c: a way or means of access d: the act or an instance of accessing
3: an increase by addition "a sudden ~ of wealth"
[2]access vt (1962): to get at: gain access to "~ed the computer by phone"