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Defining a system by starting with the major components and working towards the fine detail. This approach begins by identifying the main elements, defining how these interact and then working out how each is implemented.

The difficulty is that it is easy to either define components that could not possibly be constructed or to overlook communication chanels that are essential. Any real system requires a combination of Top Down and Bottom Up reasoning.

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