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access
Noun
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If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
As a student, you have access to all our facilities including the library and computers.
We will seek to provide greater access to personal records held by government.
access
Verb
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If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.
The product enables multiple systems to access a single database.
Users of PCs can access images from the photo CDs using any CD-ROM input device.
aid
Noun
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Aid is the help that is given to people, usually by a government or institution.
After the flood the UN sent $500 million of aid in the form of food, water, tents, and medical supplies.
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An aid is a person or thing that helps you do an activity.
The president's aid spoke to the newspapers today.
I can't see, but I have a number of aids, such as a cane, a dog, and a talking computer, that make my life easier.
aid
Verb
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If you aid someone, you help them.