entry
n. C / Un. the act of coming into a place, or the door or gate you use to get inside. It can also mean one piece of information you add to a list or a computer system.
n. the act of going into a place or the right to do so; alternatively, a single item of data recorded in a list, ledger, or database.
The side door is the main entry to the building.
Each entry in the database includes the customer's name, address, and recent purchase history.
Security personnel denied him entry to the facility because his identification badge had expired the previous month.
Inherited from Middle English entre, from Old French entree (feminine past participle of the verb entrer, Modern French entrée). From Latin intrō. Doublet of entrada and entrée.
Uncountable when referring to the abstract right of access; countable when referring to physical points of access or specific data records.
The entry of the building is locked.The entrance of the building is locked.While 'entry' can mean the act of entering, 'entrance' is the more common word for the physical door or gate itself.