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Side effect

An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.

📖 Definitions of "Side effect"

noun

1
An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.
2
An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
3
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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