Usually means: Hierarchy controls from the top.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word top-down:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. top-down: Merriam-Webster
  2. top-down: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. top-down: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. top-down, top-down: Collins English Dictionary
  5. top-down: Vocabulary.com
  6. Top-Down, Top-down, top-down: Wordnik
  7. top-down: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. top-down: Wiktionary
  9. top-down: Dictionary.com
  10. Top-down: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. top-down: Rhymezone
  12. top-down: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  13. top-down: FreeDictionary.org
  14. top-down: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. top-down: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Top-down: Lexicon of Linguistics

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Top-down: Game Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. A Brief Critical Dictionary of Education (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. The Computational Beauty of Nature (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits
adjective:  produced, controlled, or directed by those at the top of the hierarchy (the upper echelons)
adjective:  (video games) presenting the player with an aerial view
adjective:  (automotive, of a drop top) with the convertible top down

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