Collection "methods" are sometimes referred to as "attributes". Thus, the "attributes" of a collection are the methods which can be invoked on the collection:
Method Type Description
DELETE Procedure Deletes elements from collection.
TRIM Procedure Deletes elements from end of varray or nested table.
EXTEND Procedure Adds elements to end of varray or nested table.
EXISTS Function Returns TRUE if and only if specified element of varray or nested table exists.
FIRST Function Returns first index in collection.
LAST Function Returns last index in collection.
COUNT Function Returns number of elements in collection.
LIMIT Function Returns maximum number of elements that collection can have.
PRIOR Function Returns index that precedes specified index.
NEXT Function Returns index that succeeds specified index.
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So the "accessing methods" you mention in your question are the "attributes" you're looking for.
Unfortunately, Oracle overloads the term "attribute" but isn't really consistent in its use. For example, %NOTFOUND and %ROWTYPE are cursor attributes.
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