A ____ occurs when a function, in the course of acting on its argument values to produce a result value, also changes other values that it has no business changing.
A)Side effect
B)Side line
C)Secondary interface
D)Secondary routine

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A side effect in programming occurs when a function changes state or interacts with outside elements (like modifying a global variable or performing I/O operations) beyond returning a value. This is considered undesirable when the function's purpose is to perform a calculation or return a result based on its inputs without affecting or depending on the external state.

A ____ Occurs When a Function, in the Course of Acting