‘Available for everyone to use’ (Cambridge Dictionary).
According to EASNIE’s Open Access Policy, open-access refers to content that is digital, available online, free to access and free of most usage restrictions. The goal of open access is to provide resources to everyone who can benefit from them.
In the EASNIE context, users are free to access, use and disseminate open-access resources with appropriate credit to EASNIE. However, users may not modify or translate these resources without EASNIE’s approval.