dostop

Dostop is a Slovenian noun meaning access, entry, or admission. It is used in everyday language as well as in technical and legal contexts to express the ability or right to reach, use, or obtain something.

In common usage, phrases such as dostop do informacij (access to information), dostop do zdravstvenih storitev (access to health services), and dostop do računalniških sistemov (access to computer systems) are widely understood. In information security and data governance, dostop is often described with qualifiers like avtoriziran (authorized) and nepooblaščen (unauthorized) to specify permissions: avtoriziran dostop, nepooblaščen dostop.

Legal and policy contexts prominently feature the term. In Slovenia, the right to access public information is formalized as pravica do dostopa do informacij javnega značaja, governed by the Zakon o dostopu do informacij javnega značaja (the Act on Access to Public Information), which underpins transparency and governance. The term also appears in discussions of administrative procedure, digital rights, and service delivery.

In technology and digital services, dostop is closely linked to concepts such as authentication, authorization, and access control. Systems define user roles and permissions to regulate who may obtain particular data or services, aiming to balance openness with security and privacy.

See also: access control, information access, data governance, privacy and security. Dostop remains a foundational term in Slovenian-speaking discourse on information, services, and public accountability.