Sekirov Dictionary

side effect

noun 3
side-effect verb 1
forms 4

noun3

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An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.
- The processing of certain raw materials - pulp and paper, oil, and alumina, for example - can have substantial environmental side effects. — 1987
•
An unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually an adverse effect, and not a beneficial one.
- “While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.” — 2018
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A change a in state outside of the local environment of the function being called.
- The Eiffel programming language is somewhat purist in insisting that functions have no side effects.

side-effect verb1

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To alter as a side effect.
- Hence, side-effecting the environment is equivalent to collaborating with an autonomous co-robot. — 2012

forms

side-effected · side-effecting · side-effects · side effects

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