Access vs. Catwalk — What's the Difference?

A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of

A platform extending into an auditorium, along which models walk to display clothes in fashion shows.

The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of

A narrow walkway or open bridge, especially in an industrial installation.

Public access.

A narrow, often elevated walkway, as on the sides of a bridge or in the flies above a theater stage.

An increase by addition.

(nautical) An elevated enclosed passage providing access fore and aft from the bridge of a merchant vessel.

An outburst or onset

Any similar elevated walkway.

To obtain access to, especially by computer

A narrow elevated stage on which models parade; a runway

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

The business of making clothes for fashion shows.

(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.

A narrow walkway projecting from a stage into the seating area of a theater; it is used, e. g. by models displaying clothes on it at a fashion show. Called also runway.

(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.

A narrow walkway high in the air to allow workers access to parts of a structure otherwise difficult to reach. Catwalks are located, e.g. above a stage in a theater, between parts of a building, along the side of a bridge, on the outside of a railroad car, on the outside of a large storage tank, etc.

(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.

Narrow platform;

(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.

Narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

An increase by addition; accession

(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.

(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.

The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.

The process of locating data in memory.

Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.

Or assent.

(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.

To have access to (data).

A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.

The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land.

Admission to sexual intercourse.

Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]

An onset, attack, or fit of disease.

A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury.

The right to enter

The right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

A way of entering or leaving;

(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

The act of approaching or entering;

Obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

Reach or gain access to;