access specifier

noun

A keyword applied to a variable, method, etc. that indicates which other parts of the program are permitted to access it.

“Examples of access specifiers in C# are internal, private, protected, and public.”

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access modifier
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Meanings

nounaccess specifier (plural access specifiers)

plural access specifiers

  1. object-oriented programmingcomputingA keyword applied to a variable, method, etc. that indicates which other parts of the program are permitted to access it.

    Examples of access specifiers in C# are internal, private, protected, and public.

    1 more example

    Java has the access specifiers private, protected, public, and the default specifier package that does not have a keyword.

    Synonyms: access modifier

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA keyword applied to a variable, method, etc. that indicates which other parts of the program are permitted to access it.

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access modifier

Translations

Finnish näkyvyysmääre
  • näkyvyysmääreTranslations
French modificateur d'accès
  • modificateur d'accèsTranslations
German Zugriffsmodifikator
  • ZugriffsmodifikatorTranslations
Greek τροποποιητής πρόσβασης
  • τροποποιητής πρόσβασης (tropopoiitís prósvasis)Translations
Swedish åtkomstmodifierare
  • åtkomstmodifierareTranslations
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APA

access specifier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/access%20specifier

MLA

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Chicago

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