Excel vs. Access — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Excel and Access
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Excel
Be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject
She excelled at landscape painting
Access
A means of approaching, entering, exiting, communicating with, or making use of
A store with easy access.
Excel
To do or be better than; surpass.
Access
The ability or right to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of
Has access to the restricted area.
Has access to classified material.
Excel
To show superiority; surpass others
Excels at tennis.
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Access
Public access.
Excel
(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
I excelled everyone else with my exam results.
Access
An increase by addition.
Excel
(intransitive) To be much better than others.
Access
An outburst or onset
An access of rage.
Excel
To exceed, to go beyond
Access
To obtain access to, especially by computer
Used a browser to access a website.
Accessed her bank account online.
Excel
To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
Excelling others, these were great;Thou, greater still, must these excel.
I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Access
(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
Excel
To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
She opened; but to shutExcelled her power; the gates wide open stood.
Access
(uncountable) The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
Excel
To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel.
Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel.
Access
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
Excel
Distinguish oneself;
She excelled in math
Access
(uncountable) The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
Access
(uncountable) Admission to sexual intercourse.
Access
An increase by addition; accession
An access of territory
Access
(countable) An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
Access
(countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
Access
The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
Access
The process of locating data in memory.
Access
Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
Access
Or assent.
Access
(transitive) To gain or obtain access to.
Access
To have access to (data).
I can't access most of the data on the computer without a password.
Access
A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.
I did repel his letters, and deniedHis access to me.
Access
The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land.
Access
Admission to sexual intercourse.
During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.
Access
Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]
I, from the influence of thy looks, receiveAccess in every virtue.
Access
An onset, attack, or fit of disease.
The first access looked like an apoplexy.
Access
A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury.
Access
The right to enter
Access
The right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
Access
A way of entering or leaving;
He took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
Access
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
Access
The act of approaching or entering;
He gained access to the building
Access
Obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
Access
Reach or gain access to;
How does one access the attic in this house?
I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof
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