top-down

[ top-doun ]

/ ˈtɒpˌdaʊn /

adjective

relating to, originating with, or directed by those of highest rank: a centralized, top-down organization with a chain of command reporting up from every corner of the earth.

organized or proceeding from the larger, more general structure to smaller, more detailed units, as in processing information: Top-down investing looks at the big picture, or how the overall economy drives the markets, and then focuses on individual stocks.

Computers. noting or relating to a methodology used in the design and coding of programs that takes a high-level description of a problem and successively breaks it into smaller and simpler subunits.

Origin of top-down

First recorded in 1940–45; 1970–75 for def. 3; adjective use of the adverb phrase “from the top down”

Words nearby top-down

top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy

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Example sentences from the Web for top-down

We need to challenge this top-down decree that all web connections should, by default, be child-friendly.
Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban|Brendan O’Neill|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The lack of available candidates is a bottom-up problem, and not necessarily a top-down problem.
SNL's Kenan Thompson and the Invisible Black Women of Comedy|Tricia Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What was once a far more hierarchical, top-down, and force-fed relationship is much flatter and more voluntary.
Four Principles for a Libertarian National Security State|Nick Gillespie|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These top-down schemes need city-size investment, and the citizen does not need to worry about the consequences, we are told.
How Big Data Is Entering Every Corner of Our Lives|Leo Hollis|July 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

However, the same technology offers alternatives to the top-down projects heralded above.
How Big Data Is Entering Every Corner of Our Lives|Leo Hollis|July 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The old way dispensed services through large, top-down, inflexible bureaucracies.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Distributed knowledge and interconnectedness have replaced the structure of top-down command.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Instead of the top- down model of politics, we can experience a combination of bottom-up and top-down procedures.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for top-down

top-down

adjective

controlled, directed, or organized from the top

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单词	top-down
释义	top-down [ top-doun ] / ˈtɒpˌdaʊn / adjective relating to, originating with, or directed by those of highest rank: a centralized, top-down organization with a chain of command reporting up from every corner of the earth. organized or proceeding from the larger, more general structure to smaller, more detailed units, as in processing information: Top-down investing looks at the big picture, or how the overall economy drives the markets, and then focuses on individual stocks. Computers. noting or relating to a methodology used in the design and coding of programs that takes a high-level description of a problem and successively breaks it into smaller and simpler subunits. Origin of top-down First recorded in 1940–45; 1970–75 for def. 3; adjective use of the adverb phrase “from the top down” Words nearby top-down top cat, topcoat, top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for top-down We need to challenge this top-down decree that all web connections should, by default, be child-friendly. Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban\|Brendan O’Neill\|November 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The lack of available candidates is a bottom-up problem, and not necessarily a top-down problem. SNL's Kenan Thompson and the Invisible Black Women of Comedy\|Tricia Romano\|October 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST What was once a far more hierarchical, top-down, and force-fed relationship is much flatter and more voluntary. Four Principles for a Libertarian National Security State\|Nick Gillespie\|September 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST These top-down schemes need city-size investment, and the citizen does not need to worry about the consequences, we are told. How Big Data Is Entering Every Corner of Our Lives\|Leo Hollis\|July 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST However, the same technology offers alternatives to the top-down projects heralded above. How Big Data Is Entering Every Corner of Our Lives\|Leo Hollis\|July 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The old way dispensed services through large, top-down, inflexible bureaucracies. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006\|Various Distributed knowledge and interconnectedness have replaced the structure of top-down command. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin Instead of the top- down model of politics, we can experience a combination of bottom-up and top-down procedures. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin British Dictionary definitions for top-down top-down adjective controlled, directed, or organized from the top Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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