Access vs. Obtain

Access vs. Obtain — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Access and Obtain

Accessnoun

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

Obtainverb

(transitive) To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

Accessnoun

(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

Obtainverb

To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.

Accessnoun

(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

Obtainverb

To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.

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Accessnoun

(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.

Obtainverb

To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.

Accessnoun

(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.

Obtainverb

(intransitive) To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

Accessnoun

An increase by addition; accession

an access of territory

Obtainverb

come into possession of;

How did you obtain the visa?
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Accessnoun

(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.

Obtainverb

receive a specified treatment (abstract);

These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretationHis movie received a good reviewI got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

Accessnoun

(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion

Obtainverb

be valid, applicable, or true;

This theory still holds

Accessnoun

The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child.

Accessnoun

The process of locating data in memory.

Accessnoun

Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

Accessverb

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

Accessverb

To have access to (data).

I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.

Accessnoun

the right to enter

Accessnoun

the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

Accessnoun

a way of entering or leaving;

he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge

Accessnoun

(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

Accessnoun

the act of approaching or entering;

he gained access to the building

Accessverb

obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

Accessverb

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