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Unread 18-03-2009, 19:46
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Re: "White space"

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
Right. It's the other way around. The erased state of flash memory is a logic one, so adding code actually removes bits.
Ahhh, but the process of writing a "zero" is done by injecting electrons into the float gate. So a programmed device has the mass of these electrons (which is of course negligible).