What is a word that describes both "entry" and "exit"?

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If you had to describe two locations, an "entry" and an "exit", what one word would encapsulate both meanings?  For example, I would describe them as "access locations".  But I want a single word that means that.

DemonVector · Accepted Answer

An Access or Accessway

accessway: a path, route, etc., that provides access to a specific destination or property, as to a public beach or state park

Richard Kayser · Answer

How about door? From Lexico:

door: A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in the framework of a cupboard

Doors are entrances to interior spaces and exits to exterior spaces. That is, they address both entry and exit, depending on one's direction of travel.

hydrangea · Answer

In the context of buildings, @RichardKayser's suggestion of doors/doorways probably makes the most sense.
In more general circumstances, another word of use, defined via Merriam-Webster, is

passageway: a way that allows passage

Entrances and exits enable passage between spaces.

What is a word that describes both "entry" and "exit"?

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