operation vs access

access vs operation

operation and access both are nouns.

operation is not a verb while access is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
operation	Yes	No	No	No
access	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, access is a hyponym of operation; that is, access is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than operation:

operation: (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
access: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

Other hyponyms of operation include memory access, asynchronous operation, auxiliary operation, off-line operation, binary arithmetic operation, binary operation, boolean operation, computer operation, machine operation, concurrent operation, control function, control operation, dyadic operation, fixed-cycle operation, logic operation, logical operation, monadic operation, unary operation, multiplex operation, parallel operation, simultaneous operation, printing operation, lookup, search, consecutive operation, sequential operation, serial operation, sort, sorting, synchronous operation, threshold operation.

operation (noun)	access (noun)
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body	the act of approaching or entering
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods	a way of entering or leaving
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)	(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions	the right to enter
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work	the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
a business especially one run on a large scale	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.)
the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
process or manner of functioning or operating
the state of being in effect or being operative

operation (verb)	access (verb)
	reach or gain access to
	obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

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