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[[File:FlashMacronix MX29LV320ATTC-EEPROM70G 20110908.jpg|thumb|150px|Flash-[[EEPROM]] in a Router - real MTD]]
A '''Memory Technology Device''' (MTD) is a type of [[device file system#Devices|device file]] in [[Linux]] for interacting with [[flash memory]]. 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.