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Key flash bank terms are defined in this section to be used as a reference for the rest of this chapter.
| Term | Definition | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Flash word | Basic data size for program and read operations on the flash memory (also the read bus width to the system) | 128 data bits (144 bits with ECC) |
| Word line | Group of flash words within a sector, with maximum program operation limit before sector erase | 16 flash words (256 data bytes, optionally 16 ECC bytes) |
| Sector | Group of word lines that are erased together (minimum erase resolution of the flash memory) | 8 word lines (2048 data bytes, optionally 128 ECC bytes) |
| Bank | Group of sectors that can be mass erased in one operation. Only one read, program, erase, or verify operation can run concurrently on a given bank. | Variable |
| Region | Logical assignment of a region of flash memory from a bank. | Variable |