looping over the files in a directory

[Elaine Jackson]

elliptical <=> some information is left unspecified

"Krzysztof Szynter" <dygimailNo at SPAMpoczta.fm> wrote in message
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| Scott David Daniels <Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org> wrote in
| news:40a4fba5$1 at nntp0.pdx.net:
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| > This is purposely left a bit elliptical to leave you some work in
| > case this is a homework assignment.
|
| Sorry for that, but what does mean 'a bit elliptical' in this sentence?
| Is it a kind of circumlocution?
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