twilight zone
NounSynonyms:
no man's land
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reachType of ocean floor, sea floor
- the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)“but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal”“in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity”“in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression”Synonyms: no man's landType of ambiguity, equivocalness
Word of the day · Sep 29About this word
haphazardadjective
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
twilight zone
[IRC] Notionally, the area of cyberspace where IRC operators live. An op is said to have a "connection to the twilight zone". [Jargon File]
The Jargon File
twilight zone n., //
[IRC] Notionally, the area of cyberspace where IRC operators live. An op is said to have a “connection to the twilight zone”.