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TOP-DOWN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
Example:
top-down programming
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Antonym:
bottom-up (of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level)