theory

n. The consensus, idea, plan, story, or set of rules that is currently being
used to inform a behavior. This usage is a generalization and (deliberate)
abuse of the technical meaning. What's the theory on fixing this TECO loss?
What's the theory on dinner tonight? ( Chinatown, I guess. ) What's the
current theory on letting lusers on during the day? The theory behind this
change is to fix the following well-known screw....

