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Side-effect

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A side-effect is any effect other than an intended primary effect. It may or may not be expected, and it may be adverse or beneficial. It is a term often used in the following fields:

  1. In medicine, with regard to drugs or medical procedures; see adverse effect (medicine);
  2. In laws and regulations, to describe its unintended effects;
  3. In computing; see side-effect (computer science).

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Last updated: 05-13-2005 07:56:04