Output and Side effect

Output

Output noun - Something produced by physical or intellectual effort.
Usage example: an author known for his prodigious literary output

Side effect and output are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Side effect" instead a noun "Output".

Side effect

Side effect noun - A secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy.
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Synonyms for Side effect

Output and side effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Output" instead a noun phrase "Side effect".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Video Game / StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty In the mission briefing, the advancing fire is explicitly NOT the supernova shockwave proper, but is instead explained as a side effect of the impending explosion of the sun, specifically, a side effect of the sun suddenly increasing its output by a factor of six.
  • Leaving the enemy vehicles intact wasn't the goal (or even desirable, as it presented the possibility that they could be decontaminated and put back into service), just a necessary side effect of increasing the radioactive output of a nuclear bomb by sacrificing explosive yield.
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