right hand

n : the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes

with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him

with quick rights to the body" [syn: {right}]

Right Thing

That which is ▫compellingly▫ the correct or appropriate thing

to use, do, say, etc. Always capitalised, always emphasised

in speech as though capitalised. 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?"

Opposite: {Wrong Thing}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-10-28)