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access to (someone or something)

The means, ability, or permission to use or reach someone or something. I won't have access to my work email while I'm away on vacation. No, I don't have direct access to the CEO, but I'll call his assistant. None of the guests are to have access to the garden before the reception starts, understood?
See also: access, to

gain access to (someone or something)

To acquire the means, ability, or permission to contact or make use of someone or something. The detective gained access to the suspects' email accounts, which she hoped would contain proof of their involvement in the crime. The reporter is hoping to gain access to the senators for an interview about the new tax legislation they are helping to create. There's no sign of forced entry. It's like the thieves gained access to the apartment with a key or something.
See also: access, gain, to

give (one) access to (someone or something)

To grant or facilitate for one to have the permission, means, or ability to use or reach someone or something. My friend Terry is on the company's board of directors. He should be able to give us access to the CEO for an interview. The data breach gave the hackers access to hundreds of thousands of people's private information. Please do not give any of the guests access to the garden before the reception starts.
See also: access, give, to

have access to (someone or something)

To have the means, ability, or permission to contact or make use of someone or something. I'll have access to my work email while I'm away on vacation if you need to contact me. No, I don't have direct access to the CEO, but I can call his assistant. Who has access to the New York employee files? Because I don't, apparently.
See also: access, have, to
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*access to someone or something

permission to approach someone or something; the right to use someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) Can you get access to a computer?
See also: access, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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As knowledge-based organizations, pharmaceutical companies have a constant need to access records in their archives and distribute them to a variety of internal and external agents.
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Because the company did not audit data access, no one knew this change was made.
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System backup tapes, which are small, portable, and typically stored outside the data center for off-site disaster recovery purposes, may be susceptible to unauthorized access, data theft, misplacement, or corruption.
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