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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Right Thing</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../R.html" title="R"/><link rel="previous" href="RFE.html" title="RFE"/><link rel="next" href="rip.html" title="rip"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Right Thing</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="RFE.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">R</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="rip.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="Right-Thing"/><dt xmlns="" id="Right-Thing"><b>Right Thing</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> That which is <span class="emphasis"><em>compellingly</em></span> 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. &#8220;<span class="quote">What's the right thing
for LISP to do when it sees
<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle"/>(mod a
0)</span>? Should it return <b class="command">a</b>, or give a divide-by-0 error?</span>&#8221; Oppose
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