access point

American  

noun

Library Science.

1. a code, term, or the like through which an entry in a bibliographic record may be found.

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Example Sentences

The tactility of the photographs in “Still Processing” provide an access point to the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It flew in its Wagner mercenaries to support his forces and used his territory as its logistical access point to half-a-dozen sub-Saharan countries where it scooped up valuable reserves of gold, diamond and timber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

McGrath said companies will be able to set up fully online within 48 hours through a single access point, with no minimum capital requirement.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s not absurd for the only liquid access point to a vertically integrated AI monopoly with 7 billion miles of training data, 1 million GPUs and $4 billion in quarterly free cash flow.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

I parked and found my way to the prison entrance and walked inside the main building with its dark corridors and gated hallways, where metal bars barricaded every access point.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson