transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtäp-ˈdau̇n ]
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