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a thing which has been added. This usually has a bad meaning in that
an additive is said to be something needless or harmful which has been done in
addition to standard procedure. Additive normally means a departure from
standard procedure. For example, an auditor puts different or additional words
into a standard process or command. It means a twist on standard procedure. In
common English, it might mean a substance put into a compound to improve its
qualities or suppress undesirable qualities. In Dn and Scn it definitely means to
add something to the technology procedure resulting in undesirable results. (LRH
Def. Notes)