accessed

American  

[ak-sest] / ˈæk sɛst /

adjective

1. reached, contacted, entered, or visited.

   Lot 14 on Smoke Road is an easily accessed lot with great views, grass, and scattered trees.

   Your bibliography should include the URL of the accessed website.

2. obtained or made use of.

   She founded and ran one of the most accessed family counseling programs in the state.

3. Computers. (of data) retrieved for use by another program or application or for transfer from one part of a system to another.

   Data caching is a way of storing the most frequently accessed data in memory so it doesn’t need to be regenerated each time.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of access.

Other Word Forms

• unaccessed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of accessed

First recorded in 1870–75; access ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; access ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Accessed by a hatch, Mr Cook described the reinforced concrete bunker as "a little bit eerie when you're there on your own".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2021

Accessed by a private road, the leafy estate spans three-quarters of an acre and centers on an 8,650-square-foot house built in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2021

Accessed by a steep, circular road and surrounded by terraced gardens, the dramatic setting would be “a wonderful backdrop for a James Bond-type of movie,” Mr. Briggs said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2016

Sony Hacker May Have Accessed 77 Million Users' Data, Possibly Including Credit Cards I've hung out in quite a few newsrooms over the last few years.

From Forbes • May 2, 2011

Accessed by a gravel road lined with live oaks, the garden isn’t as ornate as one might expect.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2010