twilight zone

Noun
Synonyms: no man's land

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reachType of ocean floor, sea floor
  2. 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
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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”.

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