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It is the curvature of the gibbous moon where sunlight meets darkness. It occurs twice, so he didn't lie when he said "I'll be back"

Actually, it refers to the boundary between light and shadow on any celestial object, including the earth and other planets. On the moon the terminator is visible except when the moon is full.

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