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- [top doun]
- /tɒp daʊn/
- /tɒp daʊn/
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- [top doun]
- /tɒp daʊn/
Definitions of top-down word
- adjective top-down See under structured programming. 1
- noun top-down the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits. 1
- adjective top-down In a top-down organization, all the important decisions are made by the most senior people in the organization. 0
- adjective top-down controlled, directed, or organized from the top 0
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Origin of top-down
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Top-down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
top-down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Top questions with top-down
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