May 15, 2003

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....

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:27 AM

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