Found 2 items, similar to bottom-up.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bottom-up bottom-up adj : of an approach to a problem that begins with details and works up to the highest conceptual level; “bottom-up parser”; “a bottom-up model of the reading process” [ant: top-down]
English → English (gcide) Definition: bottom-up bottom-up \bottom-up\ adj. (Computers) planning or building the smallest parts first; as, bottom-up programming. Opposite of top-down. [WordNet 1.5]