To be able to get into something or place

(n.) Microsoft’s relational database–management software for the Windows desktop platform. Part of the family of Microsoft Office products, Access in its most recent version (Access 2002) supports Web technology for building, managing, and sharing data. Access 2002 also includes new and improved tools for accessing and view- ing information and offers integration with Microsoft’s BackOffice database product, SQL Server. See also Office. access arm n. A mechanical arm that moves the read/ write head(s) over the surface of a disk in a disk drive. See the illustration. Also called: head arm. f0agn02.eps Access arm. ACCESS.bus n. A bidirectional bus for connecting peripherals to a PC. The ACCESS.bus can connect up to 125 low-speed peripherals, such as printers, modems, mice, and keyboards, to the system through a single, general-pur- pose port. Peripherals that support the ACCESS.bus pro- vide a connector or port connection that is similar to a phone-jack connector and are daisy-chained together. However, the PC communicates directly with each periph- eral and vice versa. Connecting an ACCESS.bus device (for example, a printer) to a system results in the system /MT65/MT99/MT99/MT101/MT115/MT115/MT32/MT97/MT114/MT109 A access code accounting machine 14 automatically identifying and configuring it for optimum performance. Peripherals can be connected while the com- puter is running (hot plugging) and are automatically assigned a unique address (auto-addressing). Developed from the l2 architecture designed jointly by Philips and Digital Equipment Corporation, the ACCESS.bus specifi- cation is controlled by the ACCESS.bus Industry Group and competes with Intel’s USB. See also bidirectional, bus, daisy chain 1, hot plugging, input/output port, periph- eral. Compare USB. access code n. See password. access control n. The mechanisms for limiting access to certain items of information or to certain controls based on users’ identities and their membership in various pre- defined groups. Access control is typically used by system administrators for controlling user access to network resources, such as servers, directories, and files. See also access privileges, system administrator. access control list n. A list associated with a file or a resource that contains information about which users or groups have permission to access a resource or modify the file. Acronym: ACL. accessibility n. A quality of software, hardware, or a complete computer system that makes it usable by people with one or more physical disabilities, such as restricted mobility, blindness, or deafness. accessibility aids n. Utilities that make computers easier to use for people with disabilities. Examples of accessibil- ity aids include screen readers, speech recognition pro- grams, and on-screen keyboards. access key n. A key combination, such as ALT+F, that moves the focus to a menu, a command, or a control, with- out using the mouse. access mechanism n. 1. The disk drive components that move the read/write head(s) to the proper track of a mag- netic disk or optical disc. See also disk controller. 2. A cir- cuit that allows one part of a computer system to send signals to another part. 3. In programming, the means by which an application can read from or write to a resource. Also called: access method. access method n. See access mechanism. access number n. The telephone number used by a sub- scriber to gain access to an online service. accessory n. See peripheral. access path n. See search path. access permission n. See permission. access point n. In a wireless LAN (local area network), a transceiver that connects the LAN to a wired network. See also wireless LAN. access privileges n. The type of operations permitted a given user for a certain system resource on a network or a file server. A variety of operations, such as the ability to access a server, view the contents of a directory, open or transfer files, and create, modify, or delete files or directo- ries, can be allowed or disallowed by the system adminis- trator. Assigning access privileges to users helps the system administrator to maintain security on the system, as well as the privacy of confidential information, and to allocate sys- tem resources, such as disk space. Also called: access rights. See also file protection, file server, permission, sys- tem administrator, write access. access provider n. See ISP. access rights n. See access privileges. access speed n. See access time. access time n. 1. The amount of time it takes for data to be delivered from memory to the processor after the address for the data has been selected. 2. The time needed for a read/write head in a disk drive to locate a track on a disk. Access time is usually measured in milliseconds and is used as a performance measure for hard disks and CD- ROM drives. See also read/write head, seek time, settling time, wait state. Compare cycle time. account n. 1. A record-keeping arrangement used by the vendor of an online service to identify a subscriber and to maintain a record of customer usage for billing purposes. 2. The record-keeping mechanism used by networks and multiuser operating systems for keeping track of authorized users. Network accounts are created by network adminis- trators and are used both to validate users and to administer policies—for example, permissions—related to each user. accounting file n. A file generated by a printer controller that keeps track of the number of pages printed per job as well as the user that requested the print job. accounting machine n. 1. One of the earliest applica- tions of automatic data processing, used in business accounting primarily during the 1940s and 1950s. The first accounting machines were nonelectronic and used punched cards and wires arranged in plugboard panels. 2. A computer in which an accounting software package Aaccount lockout Acrobat Reader 15 starts up whenever the machine is turned on, the computer thus becoming a dedicated machine with accounting as its sole function. account lockout n. A security feature in Windows XP that locks a user account if a number of failed logon attempts occur within a specified amount of time, based on security policy lockout settings. Locked accounts can- not log on. account name n. The part of an e-mail address that iden- tifies a user or an account on an e-mail system. An e-mail address on the Internet typically consists of an account name, followed by the @ (at) symbol, a host name, and a domain name. See also account (definition 2), domain name, e-mail address. account policy n. On local area networks and multi-user operating systems, a set of rules governing whether a new user is allowed access to the system and whether an exist- ing user’s rights are expanded to include additional system resources. An account policy also generally states the rules with which the user must comply while using the system in order to maintain access privileges.

In counterintelligence and intelligence use, a. a way or means of approach to identify a target; or b. exploitable proximity to or ability to appr oach an individual, facility, or information that enables target to carry out the intended mission. (JP 2-01.2)

A means of approach, e.g., a road, street, or walk.