top-down programming

Definitions

General Science

• noun
  (written as top down programming)
  a method of writing programs in which a complete system is divided into simple blocks or tasks, each block unit being written and tested before proceeding with the next one

Electronics

• A method of programming that first defines higher-level functions, and then breaks these down into simpler functions. This contrasts with bottom-up programming, where the simpler functions are defined, and then this base is utilized to proceed to higher levels.

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Contexts for “top-down programming”

2 definitions in context
• General Science
• Electronics