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<p><a href="page.php?w=Side_effect_%28computer_science%29">side effects</a>. This is in contrast with impure <a href="page.php?w=Procedure_%28computer_science%29">procedures</a>, common in <a href="page.php?w=imperative_programming">imperative programming</a>, which can have side effects (such as modifying the program's state or taking input from a user). Proponents of purely functional programming claim that by restricting side effects, programs can have fewer <a href="page.php?w=Software_bug">bugs</a>, be easier to <a href="page.php?w=Debugging">debug</a></p><p>
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