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side-effect (third-person singular simple present side-effects, present participle side-effecting, simple past and past participle side-effected)

1. (transitive) To alter as a side effect.
   • 1980, W. de Moor, H. R. Wijngaarden, Psychotherapy, research and training, page 147:

     Furthermore, we are on the look-out for pre-conditions for good therapy - so as to prevent the unintended bad therapy: but our efforts are duly side-effected by lack of control over such preconditions.

   • 2002, Asian Symposium on Partial Evaluation and Semantics-Based Program Manipulation:

     Local objects can further be distinguished by whether or not they are escaping from the execution of m, and non-local objects can be further distinguished by whether or not they are side-effected by a visible side-effect during the execution of m:

   • 2012, Robert L. Constable, Alexandra Silva, Logic and Program Semantics:

     Hence, side-effecting the environment is equivalent to collaborating with an autonomous co-robot.

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side effect (plural side effects)

1. An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.
   • 1987, Brundtland Report:

     The processing of certain raw materials - pulp and paper, oil, and alumina, for example - can have substantial environmental side effects.

   • 1980, Advanced Automation for Space Missions:

     A side effect of this architecture (which was designed only for efficient fabrication) is that it also performs automated repair.

   • 1983, Ashford & Simpson, “Side Effect”, in High-Rise (album):

     So you go along for a long time / And nothing seems to worry your mind / But what it adds up to / It's the side effect / That finally gets to you / It's the side effect / That finally gets to you

   • 2007, Sylvia Escott-Stump, Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care‎:

     Useful for mild depression but may trigger coronary problems. A positive side effect is that it may actually help with degenerative joint disease symptoms.

   1. (medicine) An unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually an adverse effect, not a beneficial effect.

      Hyponym: adverse effect

      • 2018 May 30, Christine Hauser, quoting Sanofi, “Roseanne Barr’s Ambien Defense Is Disputed: ‘Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect’”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

        “While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.”

   2. (programming) A change 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.

使用する際の注意点

• Adjectives that are often applied to side effect: mild, moderate, serious, severe, dangerous, unpleasant, debilitating, negative, positive, nasty, bad, horrible, terrible, painful, unexpected, unintended, strong, obvious, etc.

同意語

• by-product

等位語

• aftereffect, aftermath

派生語

• side-effecting