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Grant access

To approve a request so that the requester is permitted to enter, use, or view a protected system, service, or resource.

In plain English

The key idea is approval that turns a request into permission. Once approved, the requester is allowed to enter, use, or view something protected.

In context

Here, "Grant access" denotes the action being offered to approve the requested access so the requester is permitted to enter, use, or view the protected system, service, or resource.

Situation
Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
What it communicates
offers the action to approve the requested access.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not say how that approval is decided or whether any identity verification happens separately.

Examples

“The clerk granted access to the records room after the visitor asked to see the files.”

Core meaning

“If a new volunteer requests the photo archive, the coordinator may grant access.”

In context

  • deny access Opposite

    This is the opposite decision: permission to enter, use, or view the protected resource is not given.

  • allow Broader Term

    This is a broader permission term and is not limited to protected systems, services, or resources.