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/top"down"/, adj. Computers.See under structured programming.[1960-65]
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top-down — ˌtop ˈdown adjective [only before a noun] a top down plan etc is one in which you start with a general idea of what you want and then add the details later: • Centralised systems of education are organised on a system of top down management. * *… … Financial and business terms
top-down — adj [only before noun] BrE 1.) a top down way of organizing a business is one in which the most important people make decisions and tell the people below them what they should do ▪ The company has a top down management system. ▪ a top down… … Dictionary of contemporary English
top-down — adjective 1. ) controlled by the people with the highest status in an organization: top down bureaucracy 2. ) starting at a general level and then moving to more specific things: a top down approach ─ opposite BOTTOM UP … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
top-down — top′ down′ adj. 1) organized or proceeding from the larger, more general structure to smaller, more detailed units, as in processing information 2) coming from or directed by those of highest rank • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
Top-down — Als Top down (engl., etwa „von oben nach unten“) und Bottom up (engl., etwa „von unten nach oben“) werden zwei entgegengesetzte Vorgehensweisen bezeichnet, die in verschiedenen Sinnzusammenhängen verwendet werden. Top down bezeichnet eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Top Down — Infobox Single Name = Top Down Artist = Swizz Beatz from Album = One Man Band Man Released = May 29 2007 Format = Digital download Recorded = 2007 Genre = Hip hop Length = 3:08 Label = Motown Records, Full Surface Writer = Swizz Beatz Producer =… … Wikipedia
top-down — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
top-down — adjective 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 • Ant: ↑bottom up … Useful english dictionary
top-down — adjective BrE a top down plan etc is one in which you start with a general idea of what you want and then add the details later: adopting a top down managerial philosophy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Top Down — An investment strategy that tries to achieve a balance in an investment portfolio by selecting various sectors or industries. If a fund uses a top down approach it will look at general economic or market trends to find the best sectors to… … Financial and business terms
