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access is commonly misspelt. Note the double c and double s. The word is usually a noun meaning "entry or admission", as in "try to gain access to the building", or "the opportunity to use something", as in "have access to confidential information". It is also used to refer to the right of a parent to spend time with his or her children, as in "Father was allowed access to the children at weekends".
However access can also be used as a verb. It is most commonly found in computing, meaning obtaining information from, as in "accessing details from the computer file relating to the accounts". In modern usage many technical words become used, and indeed overused, in the general language. Thus the verb access can now be found meaning to obtain information not on a computer, as in "access the information in the filing cabinet". It can also be found in the sense of gaining entry to a building, as in "Their attempts to access the building at night were unsuccessful".