Side effects

noun

Word Frequency: 10.7

Definitions

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

2.nounAn adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.

3.nounA 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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