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side effect

An unintended consequence of any action in addition to the intended consequence of that action.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'side effect':

side effectAn adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.
side effectA change in state caused by a function call (typically "side-effect").
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