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top-down
DEFINITIONS OF:
top-down
1
adj
of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
“a
top-down
analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends”
“
top-down
programming”
Antonyms:
bottom-up
of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level
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