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accessn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French acces; Latin accēssus. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman accesse, accese, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French acces (French accès ) attack (of an illness), paroxysm (13th cent.), torments, suffering (14th cent.), right or opportunity of approaching (14th cent.), right or opportunity of entering (15th cent.), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin accēssus act or fact of approaching, approach, arrival, visit, (of tide) rising or flowing, (of wind) blowing, undertaking, hostile approach, attack, right of approach, audience, means or mode of approach, way in, (of fever or disease) attack or onset, addition, accession < accēss- , past participial stem of accēdere accede v. + -tus, suffix forming verbal nouns. Compare Old Occitan acces spiritual ardour (c1280).In branches II. and III. frequently with stress on the second syllable in earlier use, and hence often perceived as a distinct word from branch I., in which stress on the first syllable has always been more usual (as reflected by β. forms). The English regional (Sussex) form axey at β. forms represents an inferred singular. Compare exies n. N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ̆kse·s) /ækˈsɛs/. I. A coming on or attack of illness, emotion, etc. the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > bout or attack of the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > attack of the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > ague c1300 St. Barnabas (Laud) l. 56 in C. Horstmann (1887) 28 (MED) Tymon..in a stude he fond, Þat in a strong acces was of a feuere. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add.) f. 82v Aȝens epilencia..drawe out þre dropes of blood..and profriþ ham..to þe pacient in þende of his accesse. ?a1425 (?1373) (1938) f. 79v (MED) Þe juis of tansy and of fedyrfewe y-dronke ys gode for the axes. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 38 (MED) Moreouer wite þu þat spicez of obtalmiez haueþ periodez i. circuitez & accessez [L. paroxismos]. ?1459 W. Jenney in (2004) II. 182 I was falle seek with an axez. c1475 (?c1451) (Royal) (1860) 20 (MED) Þe quarteyn is gendrid of myche haboundaunce of malencolye..þerfore þe accesse of þis sijknes ben slowe. ?a1525 (?a1475) Play Sacrament l. 613 in N. Davis (1970) 77 The tercyan, þe quartan, or þe brynny[n]g axs. 1530 J. Palsgrave 450/1 This axes hath made hym so weake. ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Djiv, in Vlceres that come to cycatryce, and open agayne shall be healed in the acceys [Fr. lacceiz, i.e. l'acceiz] and vlceracyon. 1656 J. Smith 139 Let meat be given at the time of the least accesse. 1661 T. Blount (ed. 2) at Accesse In Lancashire they call the Ague it self the Access, as, such a one is sick of the Access. 1687 P. Adair Let. 13 Jan. in R. Boyle (2001) VI. 208 And that was a Febris Intermittens quotidiana algida; (commonly so called from the constant sense of Cold in the Accesse, with no heat ensuing, or very litle) whose Paroxisme continued above three hours. 1700 (rev. ed.) iv. 66 Commonly in the Spring they are troubled with an Aguish Distemper which they call the Axes. 1744 III. 335 The Plague, according to the Observations of the most eminent Physicians, usually begins with a Chilliness and Shivering, like the Access of an intermitting Fever. 1784 4 301 Τhe day following, viz. on the 16th after inoculation, he had a fresh access of fever. 1821 G. Ticknor I. xvii. 334 He had had an access of paralysis the afternoon previous. 1861 15 June 596/1 The accesses were preceded by shivering fits, and the attack was declared to be double tertian ague. 1914 C. E. de M. Sajous (ed. 6) II. xxv. 1508 A temporary accumulation of these poisons in the blood during an exacerbation of lithæmia may..provoke an access of gout. 1966 60 215 No access of fever. the mind > emotion > passion > [noun] > sudden outburst or access of passion c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds x. 10 An axcess of soule [L. mentis excessus] or rauysching of spirit, fel on hym; and he syȝ heuene openyd. c1400 (?c1380) l. 325 (MED) When þacces of anguych watz hid in my sawle, Þenne I remembred me ryȝt of my rych lorde. 1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght f. 355v/1 The paine, and the pleasaunce Which was to me axes and hele. 1642 Sir T. Browne 7 I have wept abundantly, while my consorts, blinde with opposition and prejudice, have fallen into an accesse of scorne and laughter. 1674 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède v. iv. 446 He had no ears to hear her consolations as he had to hear her Counsels, and flying out into the access of rage at every moment. 1744 M. Akenside ii. 52 Shall we touch that kind access of joy, That springs to each fair object, while we trace, Thro' all its fabric, wisdom's artful aim? 1781 J. Moore (1790) II. lxi. 214 These accesses and intervals [of thunder and explosion] continued with varied force. 1815 R. Southey in 13 10 In a fresh access of jealousy, [he] plunged a dagger into her heart. 1878 R. B. Smith 56 He gave him over, in an access of sublime patriotism, to the death he had deserved. 1902 A. E. W. Mason xv. 141 That access of panic which had loosened his joints when first he saw the low brown walls of the town. 1948 L. A. G. Strong xiii. 232 He found that the Mountaineer, in an access of energy, had taken charge of the situation. 1997 K. O'Riordan ii. 39 But Julia would be in the kitchen already, flicking the kettle on and crashing cups on to saucers, in an access of guilt. II. Senses relating to entrance or approach. 3. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > power, right, or opportunity of entrance the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > power or opportunity of c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. v. 2 By whom we han accesse [L. accessum], or nyȝ goynge to. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. xiv. 3 Nether accesse [L. accessum], or cummyng to, to the auter. 1445 in A. H. Thompson (1919) II. 116 Fro hense forthe ye suffre no seculere persones..to hafe any accesse or recourse to your said monastery. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary Magdalen 866 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) I. 281 Haf access to þat place. ?c1550 tr. P. Vergil (1846) I. 23 Thus crowse have free accesse to these highe trees. 1579 S. Gosson f. 22 Howe many times hath accesse to Theaters beene restrained. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. i. 88 He is heere at the doore, and importunes accesse to you. View more context for this quotation 1653 R. Baxter 38 Would you permit any rogues that will, to have access to your wives, and solicit them to Unchasteness? 1705 D. Defoe 5 Apr. (1955) 83 I humbly Thank your Ldship for the freedome of Access you were Pleasd to give my Messenger. 1821 W. Scott II. vi. 179 He is to have no access to the lady but such as I shall point out. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Aylmer's Field in 77 Those at home..Then closed her access to the wealthier farms. 1879 J. Lubbock xi. 39 This prevents the access of ants and other small creeping insects. 1934 H. L. Mencken 22 May (1989) 62 His family connections and his social talents gave him access to men of money, and he worked them to a fare-you-well. 2008 8 Feb. 24/7 Never before have British teenagers had such easy access to alcohol. 1681 J. Bairdy 97 The one has access to the legal maintenance; the other is cast upon peoples benevolence, and burdensome to their private purse. 1766 28 681/2 Wherever they have access to..public worship, and to the ordinances of religion, there they are more regular in their morals. 1847 30 Oct. 37/3 The sick poor..were deprived of their customary access to medical relief. 1897 Mar. 185/1 The acts above quoted by their harsh and unjust provisions, including denial of free access to the courts, are unconstitutional and violative of the bill of rights. 1921 M. M. Davis xvi. 361 It is of utmost importance to the immigrant employee that his family have access to the doctor's services. 2011 (Nexis) 19 Feb. 65 The US has repeatedly raised concerns over whether Xue's rights were being protected and whether he had access to a fair trial. 1839 (2nd Sess., 14th Parl.) 5 4047/2 My Noble and Learned Friend does not propose to give access to the mother, if she has been convicted of adultery. 1874 J. Schouler (ed. 2) iv. v. 450 Chancery will grant access in certain cases while awarding the custody of the infant to other persons. 1911 4 219 The chief reason for her desiring the divorce was to obtain access to her children. 1978 20 July 36/1 The judge ordered that the child never be told the circumstances of his conception and birth, but allowed the father..access to him each Saturday for two years. 1999 A. Hadley 51 I still want him to see Liam, though, so the courts are arranging access. society > computing and information technology > data > [noun] > file > accessing files 1957 4 93 Information to which the central processing unit has access is available serially in a predetermined sequence or randomly. 1965 19 524/1 The input device must permit him to gain access to the stored programs which operate on his data. 1984 7 Aug. 16/2 Hacking, as the practice of gaining illegal or unauthorized access to other people's computers is called. 2002 23 Oct. b4/2 In urban areas there are now so many wireless access points that mapping them is almost irrelevant. 2010 5 Jan. e3/6 Web users reported an outage of China's strict Internet controls..allowing them brief access to banned Web sites. society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > a television broadcast > types of 1970 Feb. 44/3 Ample television access for minority-issue groups, democratizing the draft..and the encouragement of community participation in the deliberation of public policy have all been subject to scholarly investigation. 1972 14 July 16/6 Recently David Attenborough, controller of BBC TV programmes asked Rowan Ayres..to explore the possibilities of ‘access television’..where groups can use air time on their own terms. 1983 10 Feb. 11/1 Radios 4, 3 and 2..could be extended through a much greater use of access radio: allow individuals to have more control in the making and compiling of programmes. 2001 M. Azerrad Introd. p.3 ‘We’ was a sprawling cooperative of fanzines, underground and college radio stations, local cable access shows,..tip sheets, nightclubs and alternative venues. 1979 31 Aug. 9/7 The programme of alternative access in no way lowers standards. 1987 12 Feb. 11/1 Supporters of access point out that such calculations require sophisticated maths. 1995 29 13 Access was identified—at least initially—with the idea of a discrete access course (rather than a programme or combination of studies). 2002 28 7 Of the seven, three returned to the FE College to complete a further year of access. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 148 Þe materie..fleumatic gendred in þe stomac..in long accesse [?c1425 Paris passynge; L. accessu] to þe reynez was redy for to cause þe stone. c1450 J. Capgrave (Bodl. 423) (1911) 70 (MED) Þese bodies of petir and paule biried at rome were a grete cause of accesse of pilgrimes. 1528 S. Gardiner in N. Pocock (1870) I. xlvii. 90 How to use and order ourself at our access to the pope's presence. 1584 T. Lodge f. 27 Let it not seeme straunge unto thee, to beholde thine aged father's unaccustomable accesse. 1656 J. Smith 147 Look that your access to, and retreat from this figure be comely, lest you seem precipitantly to rush in upon it. 1672 N. Grew i. 34 Lest its new access into the Ayr, should shrivel it. 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer IV. xiv. 194 Safe from Access of each intruding Pow'r. 1721 J. Strype I. 138 He kept an honourable post here: and had great access of gentlemen to him. 1849 J. F. W. Johnston 257 The burning should be slowly conducted, and with little access of air, a method which is well described by the epithet of stifle-burning. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs 674 In Algæ of simple structure..the swarmspores are also formed in the night, but swarm only with access of daylight. 1920 26 June 17/5 There are always possible breeding-places which cannot be removed or securely protected by wire gauze against the access of the ripe females [sc. mosquitoes]. 2007 S. Rahman (ed. 2) 327 Frying oils are efficiently stabilized by the addition of minute amounts of silicone oils, which form a thin layer protecting against the access of oxygen. 5. society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > means of entrance > place of entrance a1460 (Pembr. Cambr. 243) l. 2980 (MED) Hail, porte saluz! with thi plesaunt accesse, Alhail Caleis! 1596 T. Lodge sig. F4 To the northward there was a pretie passage of twelue foote broade, deckt with ranks of trees, which gaue a solitary accesse to the melancholie mansion. 1642 J. Howell i. 9 They..have not those obvious accesses, & contiguity of situation. 1670 J. Milton ii. 35 The accesses of the Iland were wondrously fortify'd. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer II. viii. 51 Now all accesses to the dome are fill'd. 1797 XIV. 734/2 The strength of the tail [sc. in woodpeckers] supports them firmly when they continue long in one place,..while they are forming an access to the interior part of ther timber. 1829 W. Scott I. ii. 32 If there be actually such a one [sc. habitation], there must be an access to it somewhere. 1877 379 (heading) Rules as to accesses and stairs in certain buildings. 1912 Mar. 369/1 The access to the roadstead was through ‘swatches’. 1962 S. Ennis tr. P. Sayers Introd. p. xi The only access to the island at any time is by curragh, a fifteen-foot canoe. 2009 N. Surik xxx. 171 All accesses to the building were wheelchair-friendly. 1576 G. Gascoigne Droomme of Doomes Day in (1910) II. 375 If the outward wandring be shut up, the inward accesse to God is opened. 1598 R. Barckley v. 510 Hee would open his eares to them that were afflicted with pouertie, that he might finde the accesse to God open to him. 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Pref. 17 We doe heere, in the Accesse to this work, Powre forth humblest and most ardent supplications to God. 1720 N. Rowe Prol. 7 The Poet does his Art employ, The soft Accesses of your Souls to try. 1768 A. Maclaine tr. J. L. von Mosheim (ed. 2) III. 344 By a careful comparison of both translations with the original, an easier access might be opened to the truth. 1820 J. Penrose ii. vii. 247 Men..who are possessed..not of one only of the accesses to the mind, but of the keys which open them all. 1878 R. W. Dale (ed. 3) vii. 216 We ought to try..every possible access to the conscience. 1910 J. J. M. DeGroot iv. 100 Paradise and hell were its key to open the access to the heart and affections of the people. 1987 J. Bernauer in J. Bernauer & D. Rasmussen (1988) 58 The privileging of sexuality as the access to the truth of human identity. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > coming into the presence of or contact with > means of a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun (Nero) v. l. 441 He gret repayr amange þaim made; Be sic accesse he kende weil. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. xiii. 1 Disdayne not prynces easye accesse. 1589 E. A. tr. sig. B4v A countrie by nature strong, of accesse difficult. 1606 S. Daniel sig. B2v Milde, affable, and easie of accesse He was, but with a due reseruednes. 1652 P. Heylyn iv. ii. sig. Zzzz3v Difficult of access, and destitute of fresh water, but well replenished of woods, and provided of Fens. 1705 J. Philips 6 Advance; we'll bridge a Way, Safe of Access. 1791 J. Boswell anno 1754 I. 144 He insisted on Lord Chesterfield's general affability and easiness of access. 1860 19 356/3 The only bath-room provided, is not convenient of access to members of the family or visitors occupying the chambers. 1870 J. Yeats 89 Markets are so difficult of access, that much wealth is wasted. 1912 31 13 The tourist would find it a delightful place to camp. It is easy of access,..and climbing may be indulged to the heart's content. 1994 July 24/2 Some parents can't even take advantage of resources such as parentcraft classes because of a lack of wheelchair access. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. x. f. 29/2, in R. Holinshed I Linnes, and huge pooles, or such low bottomes, fedde with sprynges, as seeme to haue no accesse, but onelye recesse of waters. ?1590 W. Perkins 281 As long as they liue in this world according to their own feeling, there is an accesse and recesse of the spirit. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine v. vi. 204 We see the alteration of the yeare, by the sunnes accesse and departure. 1695 J. Woodward 254 The Sea, by this Access and Recess, shuffling the empty Shells. 1718 C. Gildon I. 96 He must be thoroughly acquainted with alll the Springs, Motions, Degrees, Mixtures, Accesses, and Recesses of every Passion. 1785 T. Jefferson vii. 146 The access of frost in the autumn, and its recess in the spring. 1803 26 36 There is a continual defluence and access of parts. 1847 J. Martineau II. xxi. 345 The rainbow, interpreted by the prism,..painting the access and recess of his [sc. God's] thought. 1887 19 425 The access and recess of the tidal waters may perhaps be credited with some of these results. 1958 L. Thorndike VII. ii. 25 Kepler distinguished three chief physical causes by which the heavenly bodies acted... First and most potent was the access and recess of the sun. 2000 6 369 The theory of access and recess and its accompanying astrological doctrine, namely the alternating periods of advance and decline in civilizations. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > sitting of 1587 A. Fleming et al. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1584/1 A briefe report of the second accesse..and of the answer made in the name of the lords of the parlement. 1620 22 Mar. 9 84 They [sc. the Commons] humblie desire to knowe the tyme of the recesse of this parliamt, and of the accesse againe. 1647 T. May ii. i. 3 Before the Accesse and meeting again of the Parliament. 1751 V. 465 The Lord Chief Justice was ordered to admit Sir John Bennet to Bail, for his Appearance there at the next Access of Parliament. society > authority > office > accession or entering upon office or authority > [noun] 1631 6 Jan. (single sheet) Since Our accesse to the Crowne, seuerall Proclamations haue been made and published concerning Tobacco. 1650 J. Hall 25 Many Princes have sweetened and disguised the memory of their accesse to Government. 1721 J. Strype III. i. iii. 17 This War with Scotland..might seem to be hardly reconcilable with good Policy, so soon after a young Kings Access to his Crown. 1759 B. Martin I. 247 Their first Access to their Dignity. 1831 W. Scott 4th Ser. II. vi. 269 Philip..was greatly indebted to this prince for smoothing his access to the crown. 1865 J. W. Colenso V. ix. 84 What, indeed, is more likely than that Samuel, after anointing David to be the future king, should have done his best to strengthen his hands and assist his first access to the throne. society > computing and information technology > data > database > [noun] > access or retrieval 1948 3 325 Once stored in the Constant Transmitter, these data..may be referred to repeatedly by other units of the machine, the access time in each case being 1 addition time (200 microseconds). 1954 2 40 Machine..with such capacity ranging into hundreds of millions of words with reasonably rapid access. 1970 O. Dopping x. 133 By access width we mean the number of bits which can be reached with one access to the memory. 1985 22 July 11/8 It can work entirely in RAM, obviating the need for time-consuming disc accesses. 1995 9 Oct. ii. 12/3 Each day the union's pages..receive about 600 accesses from Warwick students. 2009 M. Guncheon 73 Current [memory] cards have an extremely fast access speed of 45MB/sec. III. Senses relating to increase or addition. the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > an increase 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Acts xi. f. xlvv The congregacion of the faythfull..was afterwardes muche increased by accesse of no smalle multitude of people. 1576 W. Lambarde 240 The death of this one man [sc. Becket]..brought therevnto more accesse of estimation and reuerence. 1654 tr. M. Martini 108 They immensly augmented their Armies, by the access of the China's Souldiers. 1667 J. Milton ix. 310 I from the influence of thy looks receave Access in every Vertue. View more context for this quotation a1727 I. Newton Short. Chron. 1st Memory in (1728) 10 The Philistims, strengthned by the access of the Shepherds, conquer Israel. 1835 J. Mackintosh V. i. 6 He thought to profit by his sudden access of popularity with the late commons. 1881 J. Broadhouse 270 Their varying rates bring about, at regular intervals, an access of tone, when the crests of the waves correspond, and a diminution of tone when the crest of one coincides with the trough of the other. 1922 J. Ewing (ed. 2) xxvi. 512 The main tumor is found of large size having long remained localized until a rather sudden access of growth leads to rapid infiltration of vessels. 1991 A. H. Carling i. 20 The economy of Birmingham therefore starts to revive with a sudden access of cheap labour and the whole process begins again. Compounds C1. attributive. 1852 J. Weale 812 The great end warehouse..communicates directly with the canal by means of a tunnel passing under the access road. 1864 R. Reid v. 79 This access path stood nearly opposite to the present Roman Catholic Chapel. 1913 4 June 632/3 It was necessary to construct an access road 3,500 ft. long to connect with the nearest highway. 1928 28 Oct. 9/1 Twelve bridges..carry the parkway to Westchester Avenue without a grade crossing. Access ramps are provided from the parkway. 1932 Dec. 930/1 Cars on each access route will run in one direction only. 1962 24 May 902/1 The motor vehicle is demanding completely novel arrangements of buildings and access ways. 1989 P. Mayle (1990) 23 The municipal cleaning squad..had cleared the access routes to essential services. 1992 Sept. 44/2 The ambitious teams also built access ramps for the disabled. 2004 R. D. Woodson xii. 131 Keeping an access road straight and to the point is usually the least expensive way to provide ingress and egress to building lots. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > relating to place of entrance 1875 W. Wilkinson (ed. 2) 58 The drain can..readily be freed from any solid deposit. Pipes with access-holes fitted with covers are made for the purpose. 1902 (U.S. Navy Dept. Bureau of Constr. & Repair) 122 To be fitted..in all access hatches except to machinery spaces. 1916 (Board of Water Supply City of N.Y.) 50 Work in the central part of the tunnel will be in progress under another contract and the access points will have to be used jointly. 1966 Feb. 44/2 Remove the access panels to the fan compartment. 1995 21/3 We are now within the boundary of the Killarney Provincial Park at the end of the northeast access point. 2010 M. Acevedo lxiv. 301 Unless there was an overlooked access hatch, which I doubted, the only way in was to bust through the ceiling. 1947 31 Jan. 70/2 The court has no power to make an access order, there being a custody order already in existence in favour of A. 1975 2 182 (title) Access conditions in custody orders. 1981 30 555 The effective exercise of access rights depends in the long run more upon the goodwill, or at least the restraint, of the parties than upon the existence of formal rules. 1994 Mar. 34/2 Access orders, permitting visitation by biological parents and other family members, may make these children unadoptable. 2002 25 Oct. 5/2 Following their divorce, he kidnapped their three children during a weekend access visit. 1979 [see access course n. at Compounds 2]. 1986 15 July 12/5 Just over 40 per cent of ‘Access’ students come from Afro-Caribbean backgrounds. 1987 12 Feb. 11/1 Some critics point out that calculations for jumble sale accounts, DIY wallpapering and placing bets are among the skills required for access schemes. 1995 29 6 Only access programmes with aminimum of 500 hours total study time were able to be kitemarked. 2002 P. J. Burke viii. 142 Access education needs to include access students in the production of knowledge and meaning making. C2. 1908 C. O. McCasland iv. v. 139 All access charges would belong to society as a natural source of taxes. 1966 7 Oct. 12/1 The land is open to the public with no special access charge. 1972 7 Dec. 12- b/3 New rates will also become effective December 19, 1972, in the Forsan telephone exchange for service charges, access charge service and multiline services. 2000 20 20/2 The Commission action puts in jeopardy a longstanding rule that bars local phone companies from assessing usage-sensitive access charges on Internet service providers. 1955 34 117/1 In areas served by step-by-step dial offices the customer must dial an access code (112). 1994 Jan. 64/1 Access codes to Arpanet were widely available, at the time, on various underground bulletin boards. 2009 (Nexis) 10 Dec. 8 The defibrillator is situated in the courtyard... To open the cabinet in an emergency users must dial 999 to get the access code. 1979 17 Apr. 21/1 (advt.) Course tutor for special access courses. 1991 8 Mar. 26/4 On any day they might start someone off on the first step to basic literacy and numeracy or introduce another to an access course leading eventually to a degree. 2006 I. Schoon vi. 112 She then started an access course and studied for four years to obtain a degree. 1908 C. O. McCasland iv. i. 88 He simply takes the whole natural growth as his rent, as his advantage of access to the land, his access fee. 1976 26 July 43/3 The client can..request that the abstracts be fed directly into his computer. Mr. Monsen pays his sources license fees, access fees and charges for computer time. 1980 10 June 24/1 The Van Deerlin bill would try to clear up both problems—by requiring AT&T to supply technical information about locking into its core network, and by setting up a mechanism for more equitable access fees. 1998 Nov. 111/2 A multinational network that neatly circumvents pricey access fees charged by local telcos in the US and abroad and offers end-to-end service from anywhere to anywhere on the planet. 1983 D. Chessler in 309 Differences due to what the access provider can provide may be priced on value of service. 1995 24 Apr. 23/1 Be prepared for serious traffic jams—as the biggest access provider in the world, CompuServe is expected to bring another 2.3 million people on to the Web. 2006 P. K. McBride i. 5 If you want a domain name for your business (or personal) site, talk to your access provider. society > computing and information technology > data > database > [noun] > access or retrieval > time taken 1948Access time [see sense 10]. 1979 Unix Programmer's Man. (ed. 7) I. 123 in (O.E.D. Archive) Physically write-protected and magnetic tape file systems must be mounted read-only or errors will occur when access times are updated. 1986 W. L. Schweber vii. 186 Static RAMs can also be used with processors that are much slower than the access time of the IC. 1987 14 Apr. 287/1 LAN Trail uses the last access time as the log-off time. 2001 May 64/3 The disk does power-down if not in use—which can affect access time. 2009 E. Siever et al. (ed. 6) iii. 452 For one or more files, update the access time and modification time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). accessv.1 Origin: Probably formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: accession v. Etymology: Probably a back-formation < accession v., by analogy with e.g. possess v. and possession n., transgress v. and transgression n. Compare similarly process v.2 society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [verb (transitive)] > enter in accessions book 1894 15 June 460/2 Messrs. Hodgson will sell by auction..the valuable topographical and miscellaneous library of a gentleman, accessed. 1910 27 Dec. 198/2 The vertebrate material obtained and accessed for the museum during the past twelve months is extensive. 1978 1 Dec. 1392/2 That awful day the Assistant Keeper had flu, the central heating leaked, and the Lowestoft Hoard had to be accessed. 1998 Christmas 6/1 The Museum also has examples of detached head pendants of this demon in metal and stone... One was accessed as early as 1890. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). accessv.2Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: access n. 1. the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] 1953 G. Barry in D. M. Prescott 7 The Head is forever seeking new sources of inspiration. They are often not easy to access. 1977 T. M. Bernstein 78 A friend reports that he has recently heard access frequently used as a verb. For instance,..You can access the information if you dial 626, or, It is now possible for you to access details of recent sales by calling Mr. Jones. 1998 11 May 9/3 If they can't make it to the bank or can't afford to maintain an account,..they might have trouble accessing their money. 2007 N. Rosen ii. 34 We will be removing barriers, where viable, in planning, in selling electricity and in accessing the benefits of renewables obligations. the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > reach (a point or place) [verb (transitive)] > gain access to 1978 Feb. 1/2 The University of California at Berkeley..announces the hours during which its business office ‘may be accessed’. 1986 5 Feb. 11 It is these markets that Sikorsky want to access through their ‘Trojan Horse’ tactics. 1999 May 176/3 The sack's huge main compartment can be secretly yet conveniently accessed through a clever zipper up the back. 2006 Sept. (Surfgirl Mag. Suppl.) 33/1 We had to walk through a Colombian family's home to access the beach. society > computing and information technology > [verb (transitive)] > gain access to 1959 I. 751 Information groups collecting and analyzing data in an information center accessing documents at a rate comparable to the rate at PDC. 1965 27 May 585/2 Each user, and each user's programme, must be restricted so that he and it can never ‘access’ (read, write, or execute) unauthorized portions of the high-speed store. 1977 May 90/1 (advt.) Design engineers can now access the computer directly through terminals in their offices. 1999 4 Dec. (TV Guide section) 31/2 She has found the password with which to access the files in the diskette. 2009 B. Robson & O. K. Baek iii. 114 Each time you access a website, you retrieve information from the appropriate computer, wherever in the world that computer might be. the mind > mental capacity > memory > call to mind, recollect [verb (transitive)] 1978 M. S. Gazzaniga & J. E. LeDoux vi. 132 One interpretation of this response is that information stored in the absence of language cannot be accessed by language when the verbal system reappears and becomes functional. 1985 J. R. Mancuso iii. 38 A person's brain can store and access more data of a useful nature than the computer's memory. 1987 62 326 Code shifting is normally found during conversations held in Spanish when the speaker is temporarily unable to access the word in Spanish. 2008 Apr. 13 Tomorrow, according to the weathernews [sic] that is so submerged in my brain that I no longer have to access it deliberately, the trees will be cloaked in ice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
