access-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: being granted permission for contact

Commentary: ACCESS[+state][+permission][+granted][+for_contact]

Examples:
The clerk was given access to all the company files.
The court has denied the mother access to her children after the incident.
Only personnel with top security clearances may have access to the code book.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: the availability of some advantageous asset

Commentary: ACCESS[+state][+availability][+of_asset][+advantageous]

Examples:
Will we have access to wi-fi at the hotel?
The patients here have access to one of the finest oncology departments in the world.
These parents just want their children to have access to better schools in the area.
The sudden access of wealth from his literary success was difficult to adjust to.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a physical entry or exit location

Commentary: ACCESS[+location][+physical][+role][+entry_or_exit]

Examples:
A fallen tree is blocking access to John's driveway.
The restaurant just added wheelchair access.
Access to the burial chamber in the cave is only by means of a rope ladder.
There's a side access to the building that is never locked.
The new road creates better access to the downtown shopping area.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: an alphanumeric sequence that is a security code

Commentary: ACCESS[+information][+alphanumeric][+sequence][+code][+security]

Examples:
Employees must use an access code to enter the corporate buildings.
The access is a sixteen-digit sequence of numbers.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: computational operation of reading or writing digital data

Commentary: ACCESS[+event][+operation][+read_or_write][+data][+digital]

Examples:
Data access in registers in main memory is much faster than access on the disk drive.
I can't access that file from this machine on the network.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 6: the act of entering a structure

Commentary: ACCESS[+event][+entering][+a_structure]

Examples:
The fireman gained access to the building by the roof.
The burglar's attempted access of the apartment failed because of the alarm system.

Mappings:
PropBank: access.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 7: a sudden emotional outburst

Commentary: ACCESS[+event][+emotional][+outburst]

Examples:
The therapist asked the patient about his recent accesses of rage at work.
She threw the vase against the wall in an access of fury.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 8: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM