Right Thing
:Right Thing: n. That which is _compellingly_ the correct or appropriate
thing to use, do, say, etc. Often capitalized, always emphasized in
speech as though capitalized. Use of this term often implies that in
fact reasonable people may disagree. "What's the right thing for LISP to
do when it sees `(mod a 0)'? Should it return `a', or give a divide-by-0
error?" Oppose Wrong Thing
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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