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New American Oxford Dictionary

top-down

top-down |ˈtɑp ˌdaʊn | adjective 1 denoting a system of government or management in which actions and policies are initiated at the highest level; hierarchical. 2 proceeding from the general to the particular: a top-down approach to research. Computing working from the top or root of a treelike system toward the branches.

 

Oxford Dictionary

top-down

top-down adjective 1 denoting a system of government or management in which actions and policies are initiated at the highest level; hierarchical. 2 proceeding from the general to the particular: a top-down approach to research. Computing working from the top or root of a tree-like system towards the branches.

 

Duden Dictionary

Top-down-Methode

Top-down-Me tho de Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈtɔpˈda͜un …|aus englisch top = Spitze, down = hinunter und Methode 1 Fachsprache Methode, bei der man schrittweise von allgemeinen, umfassenden Strukturen zu immer spezielleren Details übergeht 2 Politik, Soziologie, Wirtschaft organisatorische Methode, bei der hierarchisch übergeordnete Personen das Handeln einer Gruppe 2 wesentlich bestimmen oder beeinflussen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

top-down

t p-d wn 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗トップダウンの, 上意下達方式の 〈ビジネス 組織など 〉; 全体から始めて細部に至る 〈計画など 〉(bottom-up ).