ˈæksɛs ˈækˌsɛs ˈæksɛs ˈækˌsɛs æk.ˈsɛ.ʃən ædˈmɪʃ.ən ədˈmɪt.n̩s the act of approaching or entering he gained access to the building reach or gain access to How does one access the attic in this house? I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer a way of entering or leaving he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) the right to enter a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)