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access vs regain

regain vs access

access is a noun but regain is not a noun.

access and regain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
access Yes No Yes No
regain No No Yes No
As verbs, regain is a hypernym of access; that is, regain is a word with a broader meaning than access:
  • access: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
  • regain: get or find back; recover the use of
Other hypernyms of access include find, recover, retrieve.
access (noun) regain (noun)
the act of approaching or entering
a way of entering or leaving
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
the right to enter
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)
access (verb) regain (verb)
reach or gain access to get or find back; recover the use of
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Difference between access and regain

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