<programming> (Or "stepwise refinement"). The software design
technique which aims to describe functionality at a very high
level, then partition it repeatedly into more detailed levels
one level at a time until the detail is sufficient to allow
coding. This approach to software design probably originated
at IBM, and grew out of structured programming practices.
(1996-08-04)
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Top-Down Model definition
<programming> A method for estimating the overall cost and
effort of the proposed software project from global properties
of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned
into components for planning purposes.
(1996-05-29)
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