Sideeffectfree
Sideeffectfree is an adjective used to describe a system, process, substance, or function that produces no unintended or harmful effects beyond the intended outcome. The term is used in both medicine and computer science, though with different emphases. In pharmacology and healthcare, a sideeffectfree treatment would have no adverse reactions or unintended physiological effects in patients. In practice, truly sideeffectfree therapies are rare; reports of side effects depend on individual variation, dosing, and interactions with other substances. The term is often used in marketing but is not a guarantee; regulatory agencies require evidence of safety.
In programming and software engineering, sideeffectfree often refers to pure functions that do not mutate external
Limitations: even when a system is described as sideeffectfree, practical considerations exist; for medicines, placebo effects
See also: side effects, pure function, referential transparency, immutability, pharmacovigilance.
This is a neutral, concise overview of the concept of sideeffectfree, highlighting its usage in different domains