/ Dictionary / Index A access method: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac'cess meth"od Pronunciation: [key] — Computers. Computers. a method of accessing data read from or written to an external storage medium, determined by software and the organization of data on the medium. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. accession number accessorial Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language