bottom-up processing

noun

a processing technique, either in the brain or in a computer, in which incoming information is analysed in successive steps and later-stage processing does not affect processing in earlier stages

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Words nearby bottom-up processing

bottom-feeding, bottom-fish, bottom-liner, bottom-of-the-line, bottom-up, bottom-up processing, bottom-up programming, bottoming, bottomless, bottomless pit, bottommost

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