access in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of approaching or entering
   "he gained access to the building"
   access 
   
2. a way of entering or leaving
   "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
   access  approach 
   
3. (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
   access  memory access 
   
4. the right to enter
   entree  access  accession  admission  admittance 
   
5. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
   access 
   
6. 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.)
   access  access code 
   

1. 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"
   access  get at 
   
2. obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
   access