adjective
( of a plan, project, etc. ) starting with details and then later moving on to more general principles :
a bottom-up approach to tackling the problem
—compare top-down
adjective
( of a plan, project, etc. ) starting with details and then later moving on to more general principles :
a bottom-up approach to tackling the problem
—compare top-down
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005