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access point

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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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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

The Rafah crossing with Egypt is Gaza's only gateway to the outside world that does not lead to Israel and is a key access point for both people and goods.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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

Yet Shenandoah, despite its perennial want of money, found the funds to post a warden at each AT access point to turn back all thru-hikers.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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