TOP-DOWN


Meaning of TOP-DOWN in English

Pronunciation: ' täp- ' dau ̇ n

Function: adjective

Etymology: from the phrase from the top down

Date: 1941

1 : controlled, directed, or instituted from the top level <a top-down corporate structure>

2 : proceeding by breaking large general aspects (as of a problem) into smaller more detailed constituents : working from the general to the specific < top-down programming> < top-down design>

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