top-down
adjective
1
: controlled, directed, or instituted from the top level
a top-down corporate structure
2
: proceeding by breaking large general aspects (as of a problem) into smaller more detailed constituents : working from the general to the specific
top-down programming
top-down design
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The game converted the 2015 original’s top-down shoot-em-up gameplay into third-person shooter action, and the switch-up was enough to bring in tons of players.
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Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
Traditional metrics, like closing all service tickets or hitting sales quotas, often feel like top-down mandates disconnected from employees’ intrinsic motivations.
—Rasmus Holst, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Clio was able to identify malicious use cases that Anthropic's top-down approach didn't, the company said.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
And shout out again to everyone at the top-down, including our producer and production manager there.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
Traditional metrics, like closing all service tickets or hitting sales quotas, often feel like top-down mandates disconnected from employees’ intrinsic motivations.
—Rasmus Holst, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Clio was able to identify malicious use cases that Anthropic's top-down approach didn't, the company said.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
And shout out again to everyone at the top-down, including our producer and production manager there.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Top-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-down. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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