bottom-up development
nounUK /ˌbɒtəm ʌp dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ˌbɑːtəm ʌp dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
A way of building or growing something by starting with the small parts first and then making it bigger.
The town used bottom-up development, letting neighbors decide what to build first.
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2. In business, a plan made by starting with small details and working up to the big picture.
The company chose bottom-up development to test small ideas before a big launch.
3. In science, a way of making tiny structures by putting small pieces together.
Scientists used bottom-up development to build the tiny robot piece by piece.
4. A teaching method that starts with simple skills and adds harder ones later.
Her reading class uses bottom-up development, beginning with letters and sounds.