Word
ingress
UK/ɪnɡɹˈɛs/
Definition
n. the act of entering a place, especially in a formal or official way. It is often used when talking about how people or things get into a building or a system.
n. the act of entering a place or system, typically in a formal, official, or technical context. Often contrasted with 'egress' to describe the movement of people or data.
Examples
“The security guard controlled the ingress to the building.”
“The new software update restricts unauthorized ingress to the server to prevent potential data breaches.”
“The architect designed a series of narrow corridors to manage the ingress of the crowd, ensuring that the flow of people remained steady during the event.”
Examples
simple
“The security guard controlled the ingress to the building.”
contextual
“The new software update restricts unauthorized ingress to the server to prevent potential data breaches.”
complex
“The architect designed a series of narrow corridors to manage the ingress of the crowd, ensuring that the flow of people remained steady during the event.”
Etymology
From Latin ingressus, from the verb ingredior.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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englishreference.com/q/ingress