side effect
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side effect noun
- An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.
- An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
- A change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").“The Eiffel programming language is somewhat purist in insisting that functions have no side effects.”
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