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[[File:Flash-EEPROM.jpg|thumb|150px|Flash-[[EEPROM]] in a Router - real MTD]]
'''Memory technology devices''' (MTD) are a type of [[device file system#Devices|device file]] in [[Linux]] for interacting with [[flash memory]], similar to [[Flash Translation Layer]]. The MTD subsystem was created to provide an [[abstraction layer]] between the hardware-specific device drivers and higher-level applications. Although character and block device files already existed, their semantics don't map well to the way that flash memory devices operate.
 
[[USB stick]]s, [[MultiMediaCard|MMC]]s, [[Secure Digital|SD]]s, [[CompactFlash]]es and other popular removable devices should not be confused with MTDs. Although they contain flash memory, this is hidden behind a [[block device]] interface using a [[Flash Translation Layer]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/doc/general.html#L_overview | title=Memory Technology Device Overview | accessdate=1 September 2012}}</ref>