Direct Access

Direct access may refer to:

  • DirectAccess, a network technology in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Direct access, a concept in computer science
  • Direct Access Archive, a proprietary file format
  • Direct access storage device, a secondary computer storage device
  • Direct Access Test Unit, special numbers used to test telephone exchanges
  • Direct access trading, a technology for stock trading

Famous quotes containing the words direct and/or access:

    “Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.”
    —Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    “Make thick my blood,
    Stop up th’ access and passage to remorse,
    That no compunctious visitings of nature
    Shake my fell purpose.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)