English Art/Literary Religion About the book of Proverbs

Proverbs 1:1–7
Title, Goal, and Motto. Although perhaps originally written as the prologue to the first major division of Proverbs (1:1–9:18), these verses now ***effectively*** introduce the reader to the entire book in its final shape. After the title (1:1), there is an introduction that describes the goal of the whole book (vv. 2–6) and the motto that underlies every instruction in the book (v. 7). This enables one to read the book properly.

Does it mean "in effect" or "efficiently" here?