top-down

[ top-doun ]
/ ˈtɒpˈdaʊn /

adjective Computers.

Origin of top-down

First recorded in 1960–65

Definition for top-down (2 of 2)

structured programming

noun Computers.

the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.

Origin of structured programming

First recorded in 1970–75

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British Dictionary definitions for top-down

top-down

adjective

controlled, directed, or organized from the top