Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Afterthought

Afterthought ({not transcribed}) , noun

1.
Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought.
2.
an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; -- as, to do something as an afterthought.
3.
a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design.