Relationships Related Term:  indirect access random access sequential access Distinguish From:  remote access n. ~ 1. A means to retrieve information without the need for an intermediary finding aid o [..]

  The ability of a retail customer to purchase electricity or other energy sources directly from a supplier other than their traditional supplier.

The ability to read or write data directly from or to any location on a storage device without having to refer to data that was previously written. Files written with direct access do not have to be r [..]

The capability to obtain data from a storage device, or to enter data into a storage device, in a sequence independent of their relative positions by means of addresses that indicate the physical location of the data. 2. Pertaining to the organization and access method that must be used for a storage structure in which locations of records are dete [..]

The use of an electronic resource by means of a physical carrier (disk, cassette, cartridge, etc.) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment, as opposed to accessing the resou [..]

a means of entering a space without having to leave the floor or pass through another patient’s room, dedicated staff space, service or utility space, or major public space. Patients’ and public circulation corridors, common sitting areas, and waiting and day space may be part of a direct access route.

An option for developing countries to submit project proposals directly to an international climate fund without going through a multilateral institution such as the UNDP or UNEP, as is required for m [..]

Service available to Long Distance Carriers (IXCs), providing Business End-Users with a direct connection to the Local Exchange Carrier (LEC). Like Base Line Service, Direct Access is referred to as "bypass" service. Direct Access can be an economical alternative to the LEC.

 The ability of a retail customer to purchase electricity directly from the wholesale market rather than through the local distribution utility.

The ability of a retail customer to purchase power directly from the producer rather than having to go through a local distribution utility.  Also called “retail access,” “customer choice,” “retail competition,” and “retail wheeling.”

The ability of a retail customer to purchase commodity electricity directly from the wholesale market rather than through a local distribution utility.

This is a type of health plan. The plan lets you go directly to a health care professional in the plan’s network without a referral.

The official term in California for the open electricity market structure. We don't know of anywhere else the term is used. DKT:

The ability of a retail customer to purchase commodity electricity directly from the wholesale market rather than through a local distribution utility.

The ability of a retail energy customer to purchase energy directly on the wholesale market without going through the utility.

The ability of a retail consumer to purchase electricity directly from the competitive power market rather than through his or her local distribution utility.

Under a 1995 Washington state law, health insurance companies must cover women’s direct access to female-related health care services such as mammograms, general exams, and preventative care.

Refers to health benefits/health insurance plans that let a member visit a participating health care professional without a referral.

refers to a travel agent's ability to get directly into an airlines database to get true last-seat availability and correct pricing - a big difference between internet fare " quoters &am [..]

Refers to a travel agent's ability to access an airlines database to get true last-seat availability and correct pricing.

Permission to examine, analyze, verify, and reproduce any records and reports that are important to evaluation of a clinical trial. Any party (e.g., domestic and foreign regulatory authorities, sponso [..]