====== Side Effect ======
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A **Side Effect** refers simply to the modification of some kind of state - for instance:

  * Changing the value of a variable;
  * Writing some data to disk;
  * Enabling or disabling a button in the User Interface.


Source: [[https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/40297/what-is-a-side-effect ]]


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